
Born near Santa Rosa: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Raquel Rodriguez, from La Feria, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Santa Rosa. The best known of them is Bobby Morrow, with articles in 42 languages. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
What stands out about Santa Rosa’s famous people
Famous people born near Santa Rosa
Nobody born in Santa Rosa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Rosa 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)
- Bobby Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Stahl: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raquel Rodriguez: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Nielsen Chapman: Dr Photo / Kevin Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rubén Hinojosa: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Filemon Vela: Government of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Spielberg: Screen Gems, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kika de la Garza: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons