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Sports
John Moffet
born 1964American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
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Famous people · Banning
Of the 6 famous people born in Banning, an unusual share are athletes
John Moffet leads the list, covered in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Patricia Nelson Limerick and Derek Brown. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from Patricia Nelson Limerick (1951) to Derrick Willies (1994). Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Moffet
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Patricia Nelson Limerick
Youngest
1994
Derrick Willies
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Banning’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Banning’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Banning is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Born in Banning
John Moffet has articles in 5 languages, Patricia Nelson Limerick in 5 and Derek Brown in 3.
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Another 3, the earliest born in 1962.
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The best known from each town bordering Banning.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Banning 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 (3)
- Patricia Nelson Limerick: Honey Lindburg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Willies: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Pellum: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons