#1Famous people · Dana Point
Most of the 8 famous people born in Dana Point came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 31 languages make the American actress Melinda Clarke the best known. Behind the leader come Steve Hegg and Katie McLaughlin. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.4, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. Joyce Hoffman, born in 1947, is the earliest name and Colin Schooler, born in 1999, the latest.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Melinda Clarke
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Joyce Hoffman
Youngest
1999
Colin Schooler
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Dana Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dana Point’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dana Point
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Known for
What Dana Point is known for
Performers stand out most, at 4 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 Dana Point
Another 5, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dana Point home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Magic Johnson the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Laguna Beach’s, with 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dana Point 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 (9)
- Melinda Clarke: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie McLaughlin: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Hoffman: Roger Powers (Houston Post), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenden Schooler: U.S. Navy Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Skyler Okerman/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Magic Johnson: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Brough: State of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Conrad: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Giancarla Trevisan: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Hedges: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons