#1Big Bear Lake is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Itan Daniel Chavira, the American inline hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American slopestyle snowboarder Janna Meyen. Of the bordering towns, Big Bear City has a list, with Itan Daniel Chavira. The earliest on the list is Janna Meyen, born in 1977, and the youngest Itan Daniel Chavira, born in 1987.

What stands out about Big Bear Lake’s famous people
Born in Big Bear Lake
#1What Big Bear Lake is known for
Share of Big Bear Lake’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Also called Big Bear Lake home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jordan Romero the best known.


Who’s the most famous person from Big Bear Lake?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Big Bear City: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Bear Lake 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)
- Itan Daniel Chavira: Wikipedioman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Obernolte: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel Sanchez: R.J. Cohen - http://www.rjcohenphoto.com/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
