#13 famous people call El Dorado Hills their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American football quarterback Ian Book, covered in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Lonni Alameda and Seyi Ajirotutu. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.6, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. Births span 1970 to 1998, from Lonni Alameda to Ian Book.
Born in El Dorado Hills
By how many languages cover them, Ian Book comes first (4), then Lonni Alameda (2) and Seyi Ajirotutu (2).
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#3Also called El Dorado Hills home
One more notable person made the town home: Ted Gaines.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Folsom lists the most people: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Dorado Hills 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)
- Ian Book: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seyi Ajirotutu: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Gaines: California State Board of Equalization, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Deeley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
