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Famous people · Daly City
Most of the 12 famous people born in Daly City came into the world since 1970
The best known is the American actor Sam Rockwell, with articles in 64 languages. Kevin Mullin, the American politician, comes second, with Harold Lang third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.2, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. Over 63 years of births, the list goes from Harold Lang (1920) to Adam Tafralis (1983).
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Sam Rockwell
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Harold Lang
Youngest
1983
Adam Tafralis
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Daly City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Daly City’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Daly City
Two of the three are performers.
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Known for
What Daly City is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.6 times the usual share.
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 Daly City
Still to come: 9 more, from 1953 to 1983.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Daly City home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Vincent Rodriguez III.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in San Francisco: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Daly City 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 (8)
- Kevin Mullin: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamon Archey: Lamonarchey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monica Bisordi: Bisordi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rolovich: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Tafralis: Kookface, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Rodriguez III: The Paparazzi Gamer (TPG), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Nava: San Francisco Public Library, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Jobs: MetalGearLiquid, based on File:Steve_Jobs_Headshot_2010-CROP.jpg made by Matt Yohe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons