#1Famous people · Castro Valley
30 famous people were born in Castro Valley, more of them performers than in most towns
Articles in 58 languages make the American bassist Cliff Burton the best known. The next two names are Rachel Maddow and Garret Dillahunt. The largest group, 15, was born since 1970. Born in 1951, Val Diamond is the first name on record, and Imogen Cohen, born in 2011, the most recent.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Cliff Burton
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Val Diamond
Youngest
2011
Imogen Cohen
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Castro Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Castro Valley’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 9 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicNotableWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Castro Valley is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.8 times.
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 Castro Valley
By how many languages cover them, Cliff Burton comes first (58), then Rachel Maddow (56) and Garret Dillahunt (34).
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Film, TV & Stage
Rachel Maddow
born 1973American television news host and political commentator
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Castro Valley
27 more, from 1951 to 2011.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hayward has the longest list next door: 47.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Castro Valley 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 (9)
- Cliff Burton: Distributed by Megaforce Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Heller: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Rivera: Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bingham: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Lima: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Del Rio: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Titus: D33DeeD33Guy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Castro: Hourick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Bridges: Tom Korman Assoc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons