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Writing & Arts
Sara Bareilles
born 1979American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
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Famous people · Eureka
Writers and artists stand out among the 34 famous people born in Eureka
Sara Bareilles is the best known, with articles in 50 languages. The American singer Mike Patton ranks second, ahead of Steve Cochran. From Jimmy Swinnerton in 1875 to Heather Erickson in 1993, the births cover 118 years. Between 1920 and 1969, 18 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Sara Bareilles
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Jimmy Swinnerton
Youngest
1993
Heather Erickson
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Eureka’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Eureka
Sara Bareilles, Mike Patton and Steve Cochran are written about in 50, 34 and 20 languages.
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What Eureka is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Eureka’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Eureka
The rest number 31, with 15 athletes among them.
Robert Hale Merriman
1908–1938American academic; republican volunteer killed during Spanish Civil War
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Frank C. Newman
1917–1996Judge, law school dean, and international human rights reformer
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Eureka home
Born elsewhere, Guy Fieri lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eureka 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 (12)
- Steve Cochran: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Dunn: Nomo michael hoefner http://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hale Merriman: Photographic Unit of the 15th International Brigade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Spruance: Bcbfhsj at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Minerva Urecal: Trailer for "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Yost: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Ford: José Luis Zaragoza Guerrero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Swinnerton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mo Charlo: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Iorg: Johnmaxmenajohn Mena, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Burbank: Zena C, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Fieri: Senator Rubio staff member, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons