#1Famous people · Burlingame
Of the 13 famous people born in Burlingame, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American middle-distance runner Ben Eastman, with articles in 18 languages. 8 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.3, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. Ben Eastman, born in 1911, is the earliest name and Henry Caruso, born in 1995, the latest.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Ben Eastman
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Ben Eastman
Youngest
1995
Henry Caruso
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Burlingame’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Burlingame’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Burlingame is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Burlingame
Ben Eastman has articles in 18 languages, Hart Hanson in 14 and Frankie Ferrari in 6.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Hart Hanson
born 1957American television producer and writer
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Burlingame
The rest number 10, with 6 athletes among them.
Marshall Tuck
born 1973American venture capital investor, educator, and politician.
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Burlingame home
5 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Tom Steyer the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is San Mateo’s, at 48 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlingame 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 (10)
- Ben Eastman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hart Hanson: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Ferrari: Cristina Ruiz - unniks.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lambert: Skatefan on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Tuck: Andrew Blumenfeld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Steyer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Pine: John Woodell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Crosby: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Neely: Edelyn90, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons