History · Ridgecrest
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Ridgecrest yet, but 32 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Ferriday · 3 mi
Jimmy Swaggart
American TV evangelist
Howard K. Smith
American news anchor
Linda Gail Lewis
American musicianCampbell Brown
American journalistSam Smith
American former professional basketball player born 1955
Spencer Williams
American actor and filmmaker
Mike Sanders
American basketball player/coachJohn Brooks
American long jumperFred L. Schiele
American politician
Richard Wright
American novelist and poetVarina Davis
Second wife of President Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederate StatesGlen Ballard
American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
Alexander O'Neal
American musical artist
George Earle Chamberlain
American politicianNoah W. Cross
American sheriff
John Henry Johnson
American and Canadian football player
Sharon Brown
American actress and beauty queenJohnny Weekly
American baseball player
Tommy McLain
American musicianCharles A. Marvin
American judge and lawyer
Sonny Simmons
American saxophonistS. S. DeWitt
American politicianWilliam S. Peck, Jr.
American politicianJ. C. Gilbert
Cotton farmer and member of the Louisiana State LegislatureWayne Watson
American singer-songwriterJefferson B. Snyder
American politician and lawyerJoseph T. Curry
American politician and planter
Richard H. Truly
American astronaut and NASA administratorDudley Guice, Jr.
American football player