#12 famous people were born in El Sobrante
Articles in 4 languages make the American football player Nate Garner the best known. The only other name is the player of American and Canadian football Chijioke Onyenegecha. From Chijioke Onyenegecha in 1983 to Nate Garner in 1985, the births cover 2 years. Richmond’s list, next door, has 46 names, Jason Becker first among them.

Born in El Sobrante
#1Chijioke Onyenegecha
born 1983Player of American and Canadian football
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Sobrante 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 (2)
- Nate Garner: Chrisjnelson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raul Rojas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
