#1Film, TV & Stage
Rosa Rolanda
1895–1970American dancer, choreographer and art director
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Azusa
Of the 12 famous people born in Azusa, an unusual share are athletes
Rosa Rolanda is the best known, with articles in 8 languages. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1895 to 1998, from Rosa Rolanda to Alex Lara. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 2.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Rosa Rolanda
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Rosa Rolanda
Youngest
1998
Alex Lara
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Azusa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Azusa’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Azusa is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
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 Azusa
Rosa Rolanda, Christos Giagos and Alex Lara are written about in 8, 6 and 5 languages.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Christos Giagos
born 1990United States mixed martial artist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Azusa
Still to come: 9 more, from 1931 to 1989.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Azusa home
One more notable person made the town home: Remontay McClain.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Glendora, with 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Azusa 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 (9)
- Rosa Rolanda: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christos Giagos: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Lara: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Aguirre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizette Salas: Wojciech Migda (Wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Manley: James Pierre Louis/Martin Manley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Charming: Cherylcharming, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Soleil Moon Frye: Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geane Herrera: Mira TV Florida Central, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons