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Famous people · Encinitas

19 famous people were born in Encinitas, most of them since 1970

Best known of all is Chase Budinger, written about in 25 languages. Dr Disrespect and Serayah McNeill follow. The oldest name on the list belongs to Ronald DeWolf, born in 1934, the newest to Bryce Wettstein, born in 2004. Only 129 of the 543 towns in California with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownChase BudingerSports · born 1988
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Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Chase Budinger
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Ronald DeWolf
Youngest
2004
Bryce Wettstein
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
8
notable residents

What stands out about Encinitas’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Encinitas’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 7.

The American centuryToday19502000Serayah McNeillChase BudingerJohn Fairchild
SportsMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Encinitas

Chase Budinger leads with articles in 25 languages, ahead of Dr Disrespect (14) and Serayah McNeill (12).

Chase Budinger#1
Sports

Chase Budinger

born 1988

American basketball and beach volleyball player

25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Dr Disrespect#2
Film, TV & Stage

Dr Disrespect

born 1982

American live streamer

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Serayah McNeill#3
Music

Serayah McNeill

born 1995

American singer and actress

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Encinitas is known for

Encinitas has 2.9× the usual share of musicians.

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 Encinitas

Another 16, 9 of them athletes.

ES

Erik Sullivan

born 1972

American volleyball player

John Fairchild

John Fairchild

born 1943

American basketball player

RD

Ronald DeWolf

1934–1991

American critic of Scientology

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
BW

Bryce Wettstein

born 2004

American skateboarder

Mickey Moniak

Mickey Moniak

born 1998

American baseball player

TH

Tasha Boerner Horvath

born 1973

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SP

Sebastien Des Pres

born 1998

American soccer player

AG

Aaron Goldberg

born 1985

American professional golfer

AH

Axell Hodges

born 1996

Motocross and X Games competitor

CL

Cole Liniak

born 1976

American baseball player

JH

Jon Hess

born 1969

American mixed martial arts fighter

A chosen home

Also called Encinitas home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Encinitas, though born elsewhere.

RD

Richard Dreyfuss

born 1947

American actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski

born 1991

American model and actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk

born 1968

American professional skateboarder and actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Lukas Gage

Lukas Gage

born 1995

American actor and writer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
GG

Gary Grigsby

born 2000

Video game designer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
CS

Cyrus Sutton

born 1982

American director

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Carlsbad, with 17.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Encinitas 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.

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