Famous people · Whitney
Born near Whitney: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Brian Gunn, born in Paradise, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Andre Agassi, with articles in 100 languages. Of the towns next door, Henderson lists the most: 19, with Brandon Flowers first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Whitney.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Andre Agassi
Best known
Andre Agassi
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Whitney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Whitney
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gerard Lawson
born 1985American football cornerback and return specialist
Matthew Gray Gubler
born 1980American actor, filmmaker and model
Jennifer Lyon
1972–2010American reality show participant
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Henderson has the most people on record, 19 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitney and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Andre Agassi: Shinya Suzuki from New York, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daveigh Chase: derivative work: Tabercil Daveigh_Chase_LF.jpg: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Gray Gubler: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Reynolds: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charisma Carpenter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Flowers: Sarah Junker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanna Brooks: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zane Grothe: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sequoia Holmes: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Murray Snow: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons