#1The 3 famous people born in Alpine, led by David Lee
At the top of the list is the American volleyball player David Lee, covered in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are Alex Vesia and Sheldon Creed. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. The first birth on record is David Lee’s, in 1982, and the last Sheldon Creed’s, in 1997.



Born in Alpine
Ranked by languages covered: David Lee with 20, then Alex Vesia with 4 and Sheldon Creed with 3.
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#3Also called Alpine home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Alpine, though born elsewhere.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alpine 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 (4)
- David Lee: Esss hey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Vesia: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheldon Creed: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan D. Hunter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons