#1Famous people · Carson
29 famous people were born in Carson, more of them athletes than in most towns
Kia Stevens, the American professional wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. The American actor Ashton Sanders ranks second, ahead of Demetrius Shipp Jr.. 25 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Jeff Griffin to Cameron Dunbar, the births on the list run from 1958 to 2002.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Kia Stevens
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Jeff Griffin
Youngest
2002
Cameron Dunbar
Most common field
Sports
25 people
What stands out about Carson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carson’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 10 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carson is known for
Carson has 2.4× the usual share of athletes.
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 Carson
Ranked by languages covered: Kia Stevens with 25, then Ashton Sanders with 24 and Demetrius Shipp Jr. with 14.
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Everyone else born in Carson
Another 26, the earliest born in 1958.
Bob Whitfield
born 1971All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
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The best known from each town bordering Carson.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carson 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 (15)
- Kia Stevens: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Sanders: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demetrius Shipp Jr.: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Christopher: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ameer Webb: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horacio Ramírez: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uchenna Nwosu: James Williams, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dashon Goldson: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell White: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Errick Craven: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Washington: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keishawn Bierria: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Krist Novoselic: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons