#1Famous people · Chico
The 47 famous people born in Chico, led by Aaron Rodgers
The best known is the American football player Aaron Rodgers, with articles in 37 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 21 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 4.6 for every 10,000 residents. Only 27 of the 543 towns in California with anyone on record list more.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Aaron Rodgers
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Douglas Tilden
Youngest
2000
Todd Boekelheide
Most common field
Sports
24 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Chico’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chico’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMusicScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chico
Aaron Rodgers has articles in 37 languages, Donovan Scott in 18 and Pat Mastelotto in 18.
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What Chico is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chico
44 more, from 1860 to 2000.
Haley Cope
born 1979American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Karen Hansen
born 1955American author and professor of sociology and women's and gender studies
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A chosen home
Also called Chico home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Amos Arthur Heller.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chico 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 (23)
- Aaron Rodgers: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Mastelotto: Mika Hiironniemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cage: Sayuncle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laini Taylor: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hayden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Niki Tsongas: U.S. Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Azevedo: Duncan Rawlinson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Tilden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Rodgers: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Lohse: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Everett: ThirdWard, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Swaim: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Gillick: Pat_Gillick_holds_up_2008_WS_trophy.jpg: Jeremy Schlosberg derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rigoberto Sanchez: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Boekelheide: Jennifer Bradwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Knight: Sarah Said-1952, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Ratliff: Zvonchenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Dalrymple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Kokal: Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Bechard: Bogoid, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Freitas: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Statham: Devin Statham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Waste: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons