MH#1
Famous people · Apple Valley
10 famous people were born in Apple Valley, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Miko Hughes, the American actor, with articles in 19 languages. Close behind are Megan Jastrab and Kyle Smaine. 9 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Miko Hughes
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1967
Van Conner
Youngest
2002
Megan Jastrab
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Apple Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Apple Valley’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Apple Valley is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Apple Valley
Two of the three are athletes.
MJ#2
KS#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Apple Valley
Another 7, the earliest born in 1967.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Apple Valley home
Born elsewhere, Mike Hughes lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Victorville has the most on record, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Apple Valley 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 (5)
- Jason Vargas: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Conner: EpsilonJSTC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bollinger: Laura Nawrocik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe A. Martinez: JaiDubbz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patty Jenkins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons