Famous people · Reno
Born near Reno: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Whitey Adolfson, was born in Belmont, 7 mi away. Deron Williams is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. No entry yet names Reno as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Deron Williams
Best known
Deron Williams
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Reno’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Reno
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edwin Catmull
born 1945American computer scientist and former president of Pixar
Paul Dooley
born 1928American actor, writer, and comedian
Morgan Spurlock
1970–2024American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reno 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 (4)
- Deron Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Catmull: VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dooley: Paul J. Alessi aka pjalessi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Carlos Buell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons