Famous people · Santa Clara
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Santa Clara
Closest of all is Bill Demong, from Saranac Lake, 17 mi away. Jack Shea is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Across the town line, Brighton lists 2, Charles Billinghurst first. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Santa Clara.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Jack Shea
Best known
Jack Shea
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Santa Clara’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Santa Clara
Nobody born in Santa Clara is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William L. Stoughton
1827–1888Union Army general, lawyer, politician
Milo Andrus
1814–1893Early leader/Church of Jesus Christ/Latter-day Saints
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The longest list nearby is Brighton’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Clara 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 (16)
- Jack Shea: G.T. Rasineau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Weibrecht: Catholympique from Mandelieu, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Mollner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Markham: Union Eng S.F., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Brewster Sewell: Amanda Brewster Sewell - 1904, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Snell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel H. Sumner: "The Daily Inter Ocean" (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Childs: C. M. Bell Studio Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. King: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Barton Hepburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Robb: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Andrus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Stoughton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew W. Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Billinghurst: Taylor and Gleason (Madison, WI), printers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons