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Photo: Chevy111 · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Acton
Acton is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American actress Eileen April Boylan, with articles in 8 languages. Bill Sedgwick, the NASCAR driver, comes second, with Tom Taylor third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 5.1, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. From Bill Sedgwick to Eileen April Boylan, the births on the list run from 1955 to 1987.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Eileen April Boylan
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Bill Sedgwick
Youngest
1987
Eileen April Boylan
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Acton
The three are covered in 8, 3 and 3 languages: Eileen April Boylan, Bill Sedgwick and Tom Taylor.
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Known for
What Acton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Acton
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Acton home
One more notable person made the town home: Atticus Shaffer.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Palmdale lists the most people: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Acton 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 (2)
- Atticus Shaffer: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul George: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons