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Famous people · El Segundo
5 famous people come from El Segundo, Christopher McCandless the best known
Most widely known is Christopher McCandless, the American hiker and explorer, with articles in 42 languages. Lars Nootbaar is second and Dana Pagett third. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Dave McCoy, born in 1915, the newest to Lars Nootbaar, born in 1997.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Christopher McCandless
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Dave McCoy
Youngest
1997
Lars Nootbaar
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about El Segundo’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in El Segundo
Languages with an article: 42 for Christopher McCandless, 6 for Lars Nootbaar, 3 for Dana Pagett.
#2
#3Through the years
When El Segundo’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What El Segundo is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 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 El Segundo
Of the other 2, 2 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called El Segundo home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in El Segundo, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Hawthorne lists the most people: 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Segundo 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 (5)
- Lars Nootbaar: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Pagett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Bloom: Original by Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons