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Famous people · Cupertino

Aaron Eckhart tops a list of 13 famous people born in Cupertino

Aaron Eckhart, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period. Over 404 years of births, the list goes from Francesco Antonio Roberti (1593) to Kris Bubic (1997). More are athletes than anything else, 5 in all.

#2 best knownBryan MantiaMusic · born 1963
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Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Aaron Eckhart
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1593
Francesco Antonio Roberti
Youngest
1997
Kris Bubic
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents

What stands out about Cupertino’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Cupertino’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.

Colonial daysA new nationMills & railroadsThe American century160016501700175018001850190019502000
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitaryNotableFaithPolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Cupertino

The three are covered in 64, 15 and 7 languages: Aaron Eckhart, Bryan Mantia and Daniel Puder.

AE#1
Film, TV & Stage

Aaron Eckhart

born 1968

American actor

64 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Bryan Mantia#2
Music

Bryan Mantia

born 1963

American drummer

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Daniel Puder#3
Writing & Arts

Daniel Puder

born 1981

American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Cupertino is known for

Share of Cupertino’s famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cupertino

10 more names, born between 1593 and 1997.

Matthew Axelson

Matthew Axelson

1976–2005

Petty Officer 2nd Class, US Navy SEAL

BT

Billy Thompson

born 1968

American soccer player

DK

David Kramer

born 1972

American soccer player-coach

LK

Lawrence H. Keeley

1948–2017

American archeologist

JG

John Gill

born 1986

Player of American football

FR

Francesco Antonio Roberti

1593–1653

Italian priest, bishop of Alessano

RC

Randolph Crossley

1904–2004

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Cupertino home

3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Suchir Balaji the best known.

SB

Suchir Balaji

1998–2024

American artificial intelligence researcher

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
EW

Emily Wu

born 1958

Chinese-born American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cupertino 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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