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Kevin McCarthy
born 1965Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023
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Famous people · Bakersfield
63 famous people were born in Bakersfield, more of them performers than in most towns
Kevin McCarthy leads the list, covered in 53 languages. The American singer Jonathan Davis ranks second, ahead of Robert Beltran. 30 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The list runs from Lawrence Tibbett, born in 1896, to John Pulskamp, born in 2001.
Born here
63
notable people
Best known
Kevin McCarthy
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Lawrence Tibbett
Youngest
2001
John Pulskamp
Most common field
Sports
31 people
What stands out about Bakersfield’s famous people
A town of performersAmong the 63 people born here, 15 are performers: 2.5 times the usual share.Still making names45 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2001.Known worldwideKevin McCarthy has an article in 53 languages, more than anyone else from here.63 notable peopleBakersfield lists 63 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bakersfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.5 times.
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 Bakersfield’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bakersfield
The three are covered in 53, 43 and 31 languages: Kevin McCarthy, Jonathan Davis and Robert Beltran.
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Everyone else born in Bakersfield
Another 60, the earliest born in 1896.
Barry Mahon
1921–1999American film director, producer and United States Army soldier
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bakersfield 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 (31)
- Kevin McCarthy: US House Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Beltran: Crosa from Nuernberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Ralston: Joost Evers / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Tibbett: N.W>. Ayer-ad agency for the Bell Telephone system. The radio program was The Telephone Hour-they were its sponsors., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carver Mead: Dick Lyon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Neguse: Franmarie Metzler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Varner: Jake_Varner_2012b.jpg: Simon Q derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Linville: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larsen Jensen: White House photo by Shealah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Purdy: Ricardo V Rodriguez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Benoit: Werner Nieke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Paulsen: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Pfister: Chad Graham, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lonnie Shelton: New York Knicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sigrid Valdis: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clair Engle: Louis Fabian Bachrach, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Carr: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Helm: Studio Publicity (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Sakuragi: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Quarry: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Love: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quincy Amarikwa: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Swift: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Wallace: Ron Sellers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Fong: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Mears: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colby Lewis: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Conway: Office of the California Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bidart: Wendywellesley3, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Muñoz Ryan: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James "Munky" Shaffer: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons