#1Famous people · Elk Grove
Of the 19 famous people born in Elk Grove, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 47 languages make the American racing driver Kyle Larson the best known. Riley Voelkel is second and Akiem Hicks third. Most were born since 1970: 18 of them. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.1, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Kyle Larson
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1981
Isaiah Ross
Youngest
2002
Mario Penagos
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Elk Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elk Grove’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 11 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Elk Grove is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Elk Grove
Kyle Larson, Riley Voelkel and Akiem Hicks are written about in 47, 22 and 6 languages.
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Everyone else born in Elk Grove
Another 16, the earliest born in 1981.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Elk Grove home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Ami Bera.
Maria Kang
born 1980American fitness advocate, coach, blogger and founder of the No Excuse Mom movement
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Grove 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 (15)
- Kyle Larson: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Voelkel: Frank Reina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Akiem Hicks: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J.D. Davis: Flickr user Th3TruthPhotos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandyn Thompson: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Carlson: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaGrassa: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Wiggins: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Saxelid: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ami Bera: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Boras: YESNetwork, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ally Carda: Scinsvche, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Kang: David Casler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Smith: The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Brie Larson: 2d Lt Jessica Cicchetto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons