#1Famous people · Atascadero
9 famous people from Atascadero, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Chelsea Johnson, the American pole vaulter, with articles in 18 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 3 for every 10,000 residents. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Chelsea Johnson
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
Bob Engel
Youngest
1983
Chelsea Johnson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Atascadero’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Atascadero is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Atascadero’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Atascadero
First, Chelsea Johnson (18 languages), then Brenda Holloway (9) and David Mayhew (4).
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Everyone else born in Atascadero
The other 6 span the years 1933 to 1982.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atascadero 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)
- Chelsea Johnson: André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Holloway: Igbochild[1], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayhew: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Barden: 與那嶺勲 on Picasa Web Albums (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons