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Famous people · Commerce
The 5 famous people born in Commerce, led by Patty Cardenas
At the top of the list is the American water polo player Patty Cardenas, covered in 11 languages. Close behind are Ricardo Lara and Óscar Molina. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Ricardo Lara, born in 1974, and the youngest Javier Molina, born in 1990.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Patty Cardenas
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1974
Ricardo Lara
Youngest
1990
Javier Molina
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Commerce’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Commerce’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Commerce
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Commerce is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
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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Everyone else born in Commerce
The other 2 span the years 1985 to 1990.
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Nearby, Downey has the most on record, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Commerce 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)
- Ricardo Lara: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirai Nagasu: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward James Olmos: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Knechtel: Distributed by Elektra Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cristina Garcia: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons