Famous people · Folsom
Born near Folsom: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Daniel M. Tani, born in Ridley Park, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tina Fey, with articles in 79 languages. Next door, the list for Ridley Park holds 14, Daniel M. Tani first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Folsom.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Tina Fey
Best known
Tina Fey
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Folsom’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Folsom
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alan Johnson
1937–2018American choreographer and film director
Tina Fey
born 1970American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
Jamie Kennedy
born 1970American actor and comedian
Ethel Waters
1896–1977American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
Todd Rundgren
born 1948American musician, songwriter, and record producer
Vincent Paterson
born 1950American choreographer and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
Ridley Park leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Folsom 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)
- Jamie Kennedy: Super Festivals, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Waters: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jameer Nelson: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Billingsley: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel M. Tani: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Rundgren: No machine-readable author provided. CommonsHelper2 Bot assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyreke Evans: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin West: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons