Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Kane Hodder
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Clarence K. Hinkle
Youngest
2000
Julia Couzens
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Auburn’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Auburn’s famous people were born The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Ben Nighthorse Campbell Allie Brosh Stacy Dragila Isaiah Pineiro Sports Writing & Arts Film, TV & Stage Politics & Law Notable Science & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Auburn Counted by languages, Kane Hodder is ahead of Stacy Dragila and Tomas Arana: 32, 28 and 23.
KH #1
Film, TV & Stage Kane Hodder born 1955 American actor and stunt performer
#2 Notable Stacy Dragila born 1971 American pole vaulter
TA #3
Film, TV & Stage Tomas Arana born 1955 American actor
Known for What Auburn is known for Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
Sports 10 people 53%1.5× usual Writing & Arts 3 people 16%1.6× usual Film, TV & Stage 2 people 11%about usual Politics & Law 2 people 11%below usual Notable 1 person 5% Science & Medicine 1 person 5%about usual 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 Auburn 16 more, from 1880 to 2000.
All · 16 Politics & Law · 2 Sports · 10 Writing & Arts · 3 Science & Medicine · 1
Any time Mills & railroads · 1 The American century · 6 Today · 9
Ben Nighthorse Campbell 1933–2025 Northern Cheyenne politician, athlete and rancher
Isaiah Pineiro born 1995 Puerto Rican basketball player
Allie Brosh born 1985 American comics artist, writer and blogger
Eddie Vanderdoes born 1994 American football player
JH Jeff Hamilton 1966–2023 American speed skier
JV Joan S. Valentine born 1945 American biochemist
JB Josh Butler born 1984 American baseball player
MB Mike Black born 1964 American football player
CH Clarence K. Hinkle 1880–1960 American painter
JL Jacob LeBlanc born 1981 American soccer player
CK Chris Kerr born 1984 American speedway rider
JC Julia Couzens born 2000 Californian artist
KR Karl Richter born 1960 Tennis player
TM Thomas Martin born 1978 American racecar driver
Fred W. Marler Jr. 1932–1998 American politician and judge
Kyle Bryant born 1981 Athlete, speaker
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home Also called Auburn home 2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Martín Ramírez the best known.
MR Martín Ramírez 1895–1963 Mexican artist
TT Tim Twietmeyer born 1958 American ultramarathon runner
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Did you grow up with someone famous from Auburn? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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 (7) Stacy Dragila: Silvjose at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ben Nighthorse Campbell: United States Senate [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Isaiah Pineiro: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Allie Brosh: File:Allie Brosh and a fan-2016.jpg: thekidfromcrumlin from US and A derivative work: Innisfree987, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Eddie Vanderdoes: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Fred W. Marler Jr.: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kyle Bryant: Kyle Bryant, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons