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Famous people · Dinuba

15 famous people were born in Dinuba, most of them between 1920 and 1969

Articles in 27 languages make the American physicist Bryce DeWitt the best known. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Athletes make up the largest group, 6 of them. For every 10,000 residents the town has 5.9, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.

#1 best knownBryce DeWittScience & Medicine · 1923–2004
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15
notable people
Best known
Bryce DeWitt
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Russ Letlow
Youngest
1994
Dylan Lee
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Dinuba’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Dinuba’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1920s, with 4 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000William MichaelianBryce DeWittDylan Lee
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicNotablePolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Dinuba

Bryce DeWitt, Earl Kim and Ester Hernandez are written about in 27, 9 and 5 languages.

Bryce DeWitt#1
Science & Medicine

Bryce DeWitt

1923–2004

American physicist

27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Earl Kim#2
Music

Earl Kim

1920–1998

American composer

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EH#3
Writing & Arts

Ester Hernandez

born 1944

American artist

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Dinuba is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2 times.

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 Dinuba

12 more, from 1913 to 1994.

CT

Claramae Turner

1920–2013

American opera singer

LT

Loren Toews

born 1951

American football player

William Michaelian

William Michaelian

born 1956

American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
DO

Dave Odom

1918–1987

American baseball player

Miguel Contreras

Miguel Contreras

1952–2005

American labor leader

RL

Russ Letlow

1913–1987

American football player

DD

Donald D. Doyle

1915–2011

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
EF

Erich Fischer

born 1966

American water polo player

KS

Keith Spaith

1923–1976

Canadian football player

CR

Charles Raison

born 1957

American psychiatrist and professor

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dinuba 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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