Famous people · Redwood
Born near Redwood: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lucious Jackson, from San Marcos, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Redwood is on record yet. The best known of them is Michael Dorn, with articles in 39 languages. San Marcos’ list, next door, has 15 names, Lucious Jackson first among them.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Michael Dorn
Best known
Michael Dorn
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Redwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Redwood
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The neighbour with the most names is San Marcos, at 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redwood 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)
- Michael Dorn: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nanci Griffith: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh Nash: prassprasetio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucious Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taurean Prince: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Day George: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Krueger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Strauss: Originally uploaded by Hugh16 (Transferred by Bermond), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons