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Famous people · Corona
Of the 44 famous people born in Corona, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 43 languages make the American actor Tyler Hoechlin the best known. 35 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 543 towns in California with famous people list more. The oldest name on the list belongs to Henry M. Moreno, born in 1929, the newest to Allison Veloz, born in 2001.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Tyler Hoechlin
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Henry M. Moreno
Youngest
2001
Allison Veloz
Most common field
Sports
35 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Corona’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2001, among 41 since 1950.A town of athletes35 of the 44 people born here are athletes, 2.2× the usual share.Known worldwideTyler Hoechlin is written about in 43 languages.44 notable peopleMore than most towns: 44 notable people were born in Corona.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Corona’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 21 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Corona is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Corona
Performers take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Corona
41 more names, born between 1929 and 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Corona home
One more notable person made the town home: Taylor Sander.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Riverside, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Corona 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 (18)
- Michael Parks: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Calvert: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cirilo Flores: Spongie555, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Nolasco: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kalil: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chance Sisco: PumpkinSky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dornbush: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camryn Bynum: Office of Governor Walz & Lt. Governor Flanagan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Zubak: TheSoccerBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jada Talley: micahchow_, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Williams: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sedrick Barefield: Ron Sellers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake Jackson: HSPNSportsLIVE, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarren Duran: Rickmunroe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Sutton: original: U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret on behalf of 416th Theater Engineer Command Army Reservederivative: Diddykong1130, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Sander: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Lee: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Gerhart: Melissa Hillier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons