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Famous people · Covina

Athletes stand out among the 42 famous people born in Covina

Most widely known is Jason David Frank, the American actor and martial artist, with articles in 35 languages. Second place goes to the American author Jean Stafford, third to Jeremy Miller. The largest group, 20, was born between 1920 and 1969. 19 were born in 1970 or later.

#1 best knownJason David FrankFilm, TV & Stage · 1973–2022
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Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Jason David Frank
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Gaius Shaver
Youngest
1995
Donny Hageman
Most common field
Sports
31 people

What stands out about Covina’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Covina’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 12 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Jason David FrankJean Stafford
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableMusicPolitics & LawMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Covina is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 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 Covina

Performers take two of the three places.

Jason David Frank#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jason David Frank

1973–2022

American actor and martial artist

35 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jean Stafford#2
Writing & Arts

Jean Stafford

1915–1979

American author

21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jeremy Miller#3
Film, TV & Stage

Jeremy Miller

born 1976

American actor (b. 1976)

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Covina

39 more, best known first.

PattiSue Plumer

PattiSue Plumer

born 1962

American track and field athlete

Chris Woodward

Chris Woodward

born 1976

American former professional baseball player, coach and manager

JR

Jeron Roberts

born 1976

American basketball player

ML

Mike Lynn

born 1945

American basketball player

Ron Roenicke

Ron Roenicke

born 1956

American baseball player & coach

Gary Roenicke

Gary Roenicke

born 1954

American baseball player

JP

J. R. Phillips

born 1970

American baseball player

Mike Morrell

Mike Morrell

born 1952

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DC

Dave Coggin

born 1976

American baseball player

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Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is West Covina, at 47.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covina 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.

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