#1Famous people · Davis
Most of the 18 famous people born in Davis came into the world since 1970
Articles in 39 languages make the American writer Andy Weir the best known. Alexandria Villaseñor, the American climate activist, comes second, with Hasan Minhaj third. Born in 1886, Orange Phelps is the first name on record, and Alexandria Villaseñor, born in 2005, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.7, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Andy Weir
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Orange Phelps
Youngest
2005
Alexandria Villaseñor
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Davis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Davis’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Davis
Counted by languages, Andy Weir is ahead of Alexandria Villaseñor and Hasan Minhaj: 39, 30 and 23.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Alexandria Villaseñor
born 2005American climate activist
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#3Known for
What Davis is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 6 people.
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 Davis
The rest number 15, with 6 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Davis home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 11 in all, led by Carol Greider.
George Tchobanoglous
born 1935American civil and environmental engineer, writer and professor
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Gary Stephen May
born 1964American engineering professor and university chancellor
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Davis.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davis 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 (15)
- Andy Weir: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandria Villaseñor: Beenelson24, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hasan Minhaj: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nyjah Huston: Eclecticza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sondre Guttormsen: Stein Langørgen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona O'Keeffe: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Fry: Craig Boyd, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Zirkin: 1msulax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myril Hoag: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Tchobanoglous: George_Tchobanoglous.tif: Beria derivative work: Change the format. Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Wolk: Bob Tilden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Veda Hlubinka-Cook: Jordan Mendelson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Stephen May: Garysmay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah DeRemer: Sarah DeRemer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Jahn: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons