Born near Burbank: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chad Ward, from Finley, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Chuck Palahniuk, with articles in 69 languages. Chuck Palahniuk leads the 16 names listed next door in Pasco. No famous person on record lists Burbank as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Burbank’s famous people
Famous people born near Burbank
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
1883–1953United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient
George Buck Flower
1937–2004American actor and director
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Famous people from the towns next door
Pasco has the longest list next door: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burbank 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)
- Chuck Palahniuk: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam West: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Solo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamza Yusuf: Omar Chatriwala from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Mendel: Modtang at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Urlacher: Brian_Urlacher.jpg: Jauerback derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Horton: Mary Ann Horton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
