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Famous people · Clovis
23 famous people from Clovis, many of them athletes
Chris Colfer leads the list, covered in 52 languages. Since 1970, 19 were born, the most of any period. Only 108 of the 543 towns in California with anyone on record list more. From Mary Loveless to Alysa Liu, the births on the list run from 1899 to 2005.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Chris Colfer
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Mary Loveless
Youngest
2005
Alysa Liu
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Clovis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clovis’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 9 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Clovis
Chris Colfer, Alysa Liu and Colby Covington are written about in 52, 49 and 16 languages.
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Colby Covington
born 1988American mixed martial artist
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Known for
What Clovis is known for
Clovis has 1.8× 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.
Everyone
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A chosen home
Also called Clovis home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Clovis, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Fresno has the most on record, with 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clovis 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 (11)
- Colby Covington: Alexandra Shea, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Beatty: Tuckerstclair, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Kendricks: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Cook: mjl816 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Bray: United States Army Corps of Engineers photo by Leon Roberts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Brogdon: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valarie Kaur: JcpwikiRL, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Follett: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Feliz: Paulmr95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Milton: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Saroyan: Al Aumuller, World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons