#1Famous people · Danville
14 famous people from Danville, many of them performers
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Chris Wondolowski, covered in 31 languages. Cory Higgins is second and D'Arcy Carden third. The largest group, 12, was born since 1970. The first birth on record is David Zuckerman’s, in 1962, and the last Buddy Handleson’s, in 1999.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Chris Wondolowski
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
David Zuckerman
Youngest
1999
Buddy Handleson
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Danville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Danville’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Danville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3 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 Danville
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
D'Arcy Carden
born 1980American actress and comedian
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Danville
Here are 11 more, born from 1962 to 1999.
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A chosen home
Also called Danville home
One more notable person made the town home: Maggie Steffens.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, San Ramon has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danville 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 (7)
- Chris Wondolowski: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Higgins: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D'Arcy Carden: aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Handleson: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Jaye: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Zuckerman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auston Matthews: Azadeh Kashani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons