Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Jason David Frank
in 35 Wikipedia languages
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 & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Jason David Frank Jean Stafford Sports Writing & Arts Film, TV & Stage Notable Music Politics & Law Military
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.
Sports 31 people 74%2.1× usual Writing & Arts 4 people 10%about usual Film, TV & Stage 2 people 5%below usual Notable 2 people 5% Music 1 person 2%below usual Politics & Law 1 person 2%below usual Military 1 person 2%below usual 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.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Jason David Frank 1973–2022 American actor and martial artist
#2 Writing & Arts Jean Stafford 1915–1979 American author
#3 Film, TV & Stage Jeremy Miller born 1976 American actor (b. 1976)
Everyone Everyone else born in Covina 39 more, best known first.
All · 39 Politics & Law · 1 Military · 1 Sports · 31 Music · 1 Writing & Arts · 3 Notable · 2
Any time Mills & railroads · 2 The American century · 20 Today · 17
Michael Young born 1976 Baseball player
GH Greg Holmes born 1963 US tennis player
PattiSue Plumer born 1962 American track and field athlete
Chris Woodward born 1976 American former professional baseball player, coach and manager
LB Leo Baker born 1991 American skateboarder
RG Rod Gilfry born 1959 American opera singer
Bobby Rose born 1967 American baseball player
Doug Jones 1957–2021 American baseball player
JR Jeron Roberts born 1976 American basketball player
ML Mike Lynn born 1945 American basketball player
Rio Ruiz born 1994 Professional baseball player
Ron Roenicke born 1956 American baseball player & coach
DB David Brinton born 1967 American cyclist
JJ John Molina, Jr. born 1982 American boxer
AP Aaron Perez born 1986 Footballer
Corey Nakatani born 1970 American jockey
Gary Roenicke born 1954 American baseball player
JP J. R. Phillips born 1970 American baseball player
MF Mike Fox born 1961 American soccer player
Mike Morrell born 1952 American politician
SM Steve Myer born 1954 American football player
DC Dave Coggin born 1976 American baseball player
DR Don Rose born 1947 American baseball player
EV Eric Valenzuela born 1978 Baseball coach
GS Gaius Shaver 1910–1998 American football player and coach
KW Kenneth R. Weiss born 1957 American journalist
KO Kevin Olsen born 1976 Currently lives in Temecula,CA
RB Ryan Bradley born 1975 American baseball player
CB Chris Barker born 1990 American football player
JW Jack W. Wilke 1919–1942 Recipient of the Navy Cross
Jeff Heathcock born 1959 American baseball player
John Littlefield born 1954 American baseball player
SK Shawn Kerri born 1958 American cartoonist
Tom Brunansky born 1960 Baseball coach from the United States
AM Andrew Morales born 1993 American professional baseball pitcher
DJ Donald W. Evans, Jr. 1943–1967 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DH Donny Hageman born 1995 American football placekicker
EH Eddie Howard born 1972 American football punter
RJ Ron Jude born 1965 American photographer and Professor of photography
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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.
Photo credits (19) Jason David Frank: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean Stafford: Cmacauley 01:58, 2 March 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jeremy Miller: THE BOB SHOW, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michael Young: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons PattiSue Plumer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Chris Woodward: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bobby Rose: Goshuinnist, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Doug Jones: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Rio Ruiz: Tate Nations, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ron Roenicke: Steve Paluch on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Corey Nakatani: jondoeforty1 from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gary Roenicke: Wallstreethotrod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mike Morrell: Office of the California Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jeff Heathcock: Mother's Cookies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons John Littlefield: St. Louis Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Tom Brunansky: Park Press Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Tim Robbins: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Soleil Moon Frye: Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Alex Morgan: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons