#1Famous people · Anaheim
Of the 43 famous people born in Anaheim, an unusual share are performers
Most widely known is Ashley Benson, the American actress, with articles in 56 languages. Second and third on the list are Austin Butler and Milo Ventimiglia. Since 1970, 29 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1892 to 1999, from Elizabeth Ryan to Nicky Youre.
Born here
43
notable people
Best known
Ashley Benson
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Elizabeth Ryan
Youngest
1999
Nicky Youre
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Anaheim’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1999, among 37 since 1950.A town of performersAmong the 43 people born here, 10 are performers: 2.5 times the usual share.Known worldwideAshley Benson is written about in 56 languages.43 notable peopleMore than most towns: 43 notable people were born in Anaheim.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Anaheim’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 11 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Anaheim is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.5 times as common.
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 Anaheim
Ranked by languages covered: Ashley Benson with 56, then Austin Butler with 56 and Milo Ventimiglia with 53.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Anaheim
40 more names, born between 1892 and 1999.
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A chosen home
Also called Anaheim home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Paul Rudd.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Fullerton counts 48 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anaheim 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 (17)
- Ashley Benson: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Ventimiglia: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Fender: Mr. Littlehand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Revolori: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milorad Čavić: Tamara Maljković, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ryan: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Wilson: Harry Warnecke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Davis: Braunschweig International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Strickland: MMAnytt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorge Villafaña: Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- KZ Okpala: Tony Chen from Sacramento, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Espinosa: Melesse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Stefani: Liton Ali, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pompeo: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Holland: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina Bryan: Dcimo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fili Moala: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons