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Famous people · Campbell
5 famous people call Campbell their birthplace
The best known is the American soccer player-coach Paul Bravo, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Ethan Kohler and George Tsamis. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Paul Bravo
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Windsor C. Cutting
Youngest
2005
Ethan Kohler
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Campbell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Campbell’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Campbell
The three best known are all athletes.
EK#2
#3Known for
What Campbell 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Campbell
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Campbell home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Eric Darnell.
Eric Darnell
born 1961American animator, director, screenwriter, songwriter, and occasional voice actor
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is San Jose’s, at 54 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Campbell 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 (5)
- George Tsamis: P&L Promotions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Darnell: Jim Marissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Swain: Michael Lee Swain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Macdonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Guest: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons