#1Famous people · El Cerrito
El Cerrito counts 3 famous people, first among them Eric Allman
Eric Allman, the American computer programmer, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Kim Gillan and Tess Taylor. Next door, Richmond lists 46, led by Jason Becker. The list runs from Kim Gillan, born in 1951, to Tess Taylor, born in 1977.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Eric Allman
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Kim Gillan
Youngest
1977
Tess Taylor
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about El Cerrito’s famous people
The best known
Born in El Cerrito
The three are covered in 19, 4 and 4 languages: Eric Allman, Kim Gillan and Tess Taylor.
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What El Cerrito is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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A chosen home
Also called El Cerrito home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Sayaka Matsumoto the best known.
Alice Schwartz
1926–2025American billionaire businesswoman and Bio-Rad Laboratories co-founder
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Richmond has the most on record, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Cerrito 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 (4)
- Eric Allman: Karora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Gillan: Ben from Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Remenyi: UPI Telephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Schwartz: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons