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Cesar Chavez
1927–1993Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist
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Famous people · Yuma
23 famous people were born in Yuma, more of them performers than in most towns
Cesar Chavez is the best known, with articles in 47 languages. Behind the leader come Eduardo Franco and Ryan Bedford. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Only 7 of the 94 towns in Arizona with anyone on record list more.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Cesar Chavez
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Charles Brinley
Youngest
1999
Brandon Ruiz
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Yuma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Yuma’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Yuma is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Yuma
First, Cesar Chavez (47 languages), then Eduardo Franco (18) and Ryan Bedford (10).
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Everyone else born in Yuma
The other 20 span the years 1880 to 1999.
Charlene Fernandez
born 1955Democratic politician and educator who serves in the Arizona House of Representatives
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Lionel C. McGarr
1904–1988American military officer (1904–1988); recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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A chosen home
Also called Yuma home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Dwayne Evans.
Amanda Aguirre
born 1953American politician who served as an Arizona State Senator and as an Arizona State Representative
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yuma and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Cesar Chavez: Cesar_chavez.jpg: Joel Levine derivative work: Work permit, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eduardo Franco: DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bedford: Sporteditor12345, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brinley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curley Culp: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlene Fernandez: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel C. McGarr: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons