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Famous people · Escalon

4 famous people come from Escalon, James Lew the best known

James Lew, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Eric Holmes and Alice Estes Davis. Born in 1922, Walter W. Powers is the first name on record, and Eric Holmes, born in 1974, the most recent. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 5.4 for every 10,000 residents.

#2 best knownEric HolmesSports · born 1974
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
James Lew
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Walter W. Powers
Youngest
1974
Eric Holmes
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Escalon

By how many languages cover them, James Lew comes first (10), then Eric Holmes (3) and Alice Estes Davis (2).

JL#1
Film, TV & Stage

James Lew

1952–2026

American actor

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Eric Holmes#2
Sports

Eric Holmes

born 1974

American racing driver

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Alice Estes Davis#3
Notable

Alice Estes Davis

1929–2022

American costume designer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Escalon’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Eric Holmes
Film, TV & StageSportsNotablePolitics & Law

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Known for

What Escalon is known for

1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.

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 Escalon

1 more, best known first.

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Walter W. Powers

1922–1985

American politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Escalon 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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