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Famous people · Burbank
Performers stand out among the 41 famous people born in Burbank
At the top of the list is the American filmmaker and artist Tim Burton, covered in 96 languages. The largest group, 28, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 13 were born since 1970. Steve Kanaly, born in 1946, is the earliest name and Abby Ryder Fortson, born in 2008, the latest.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Tim Burton
in 96 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Steve Kanaly
Youngest
2008
Abby Ryder Fortson
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
32 people
Also called it home
13
notable residents
What stands out about Burbank’s famous people
Known worldwideTim Burton has an article in 96 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of performersAmong the 41 people born here, 32 are performers: 8.3 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2008, among 36 since 1950.A chosen home13 more notable people chose to live here, Emilie de Ravin among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Burbank
The three best known are all performers.
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Known for
What Burbank is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 8.3 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 Burbank’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 13 in all.
Film, TV & StageSportsMusicWriting & ArtsBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Burbank
38 more, 29 of them performers.
Lalaine Vergara-Paras
born 1987Filipino American actress, singer-songwriter and writer
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A chosen home
Also called Burbank home
13 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Emilie de Ravin the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Glendale has the most on record, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burbank 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 (16)
- Rene Russo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Raitt: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Savant: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ritter: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mara Wilson: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David DeLuise: Alexi Seale at https://www.flickr.com/people/alexirob, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Blackburn: Renan Katayama, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Howard: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Moran: Popular Press Media Group, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emilie de Ravin: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Schiff: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Hill: Louise Palanker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodger Bumpass: Michelle Nakashima, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayley McFarland: Hayley McFarland.jpg: Aaron Delani from La Habra, United States derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Walker: Andre Luis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons