Famous people · Santa Clara
Born near Santa Clara: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rebecca Schaeffer, from Eugene, 4 mi away. Over the border in Eugene, 37 names are on record, led by Rebecca Schaeffer. No entry yet names Santa Clara as a birthplace. Salem’s 43 names make the longest list in Oregon.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Rebecca Schaeffer
Best known
Rebecca Schaeffer
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Santa Clara’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Santa Clara
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Danny Ainge
born 1959American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player
Dave Wolverton
1957–2022American speculative fiction writer
Herbert E. Gaston
1881–1956American editor and government official
Joe Kent
born 1980American former federal intelligence official, political candidate, army officer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Eugene: 37.
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 (8)
- Mac Wilkins: Sun Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ainge: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hartenstein: Jerimaiai1000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dutton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Kent: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wolverton: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Dunaway: Hunter-Desportes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Harden: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons