#1Famous people · Colton
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 15 famous people born in Colton
With articles in 13 languages, Teresa Scanlan is the most widely known. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. The first birth on record is Stanford Caldwell Hooper’s, in 1884, and the last Jada Hart’s, in 1998. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.8, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Teresa Scanlan
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Stanford Caldwell Hooper
Youngest
1998
Jada Hart
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Colton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Colton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 7.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Colton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Colton
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Colton
Another 12, 6 of them athletes.
Robert L. Dale
1924–2020American pilot with the U.S. Navy and the National Science Foundation. Dale Glacier namesake
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A chosen home
Also called Colton home
Born elsewhere, Adriana Briscoe lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colton 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)
- Teresa Scanlan: Lt. Col. Martha Brooks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevinn Pinkney: This photo is a work by Artem Korzhimanov. You can find more of my works in my gallery and in the category Photos by User:Artem Korzhimanov. Even more of my works can be found in my galleries at Picasa and Panoramio., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jada Hart: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George T. Sakato: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodolfo P. Hernandez: NASA/Sean Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eloise Reyes: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Caster: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shareece Wright: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanford Caldwell Hooper: Magazine article illustration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Carreon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Lewis: Steven Lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adriana Briscoe: SACNAS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Hackman: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Modine: Lance Cpl. Pranav Ramakrishna, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Connor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons