#1Famous people · Coalinga
14 famous people were born in Coalinga, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Jo Stafford, the American singer, with articles in 27 languages. Frenchy Bordagaray, born in 1910, is the earliest name and Paul Green, born in 1966, the latest. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 8.1 for every 10,000 residents. The biggest group are athletes: 5.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Jo Stafford
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Frenchy Bordagaray
Youngest
1966
Paul Green
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Coalinga’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Coalinga’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Coalinga
Three names lead: Jo Stafford (27 languages), Hal Finney (22) and Bill Jones (5).
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What Coalinga is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 3.9 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.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coalinga 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 (7)
- Jo Stafford: New York Daily News/Sunday News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Finney: Daily News-Post (staff photo), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Jones: California State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frenchy Bordagaray: Goudey Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Brown: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey L. Bannister: U.S. Army Central Public Affairs, Shaw Air Force Base, SC., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Vegas: Luke Harold, CC0, Wikimedia Commons