#1Famous people · Fair Oaks
Of the 6 famous people born in Fair Oaks, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the Czech tennis player Gabriela Knutson, covered in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Randall Bal and Joan Lunden. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Gabriela Knutson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1950
Joan Lunden
Youngest
1997
Gabriela Knutson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Fair Oaks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fair Oaks’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fair Oaks is known for
Fair Oaks has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
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 Fair Oaks
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1RB#2
Sports
Randall Bal
born 1980American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Joan Lunden
born 1950American television journalist, an author, and a television host
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fair Oaks
The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Fair Oaks home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fair Oaks, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fair Oaks 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 (11)
- Gabriela Knutson: si.robi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Lunden: Valder Beebe Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Graham: Taylor_Graham.jpg: Marc W derivative work: Udeezy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Bryant: Intel Free Press, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stember: UPROXX Studio, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin Newsom: Charles Ommanney – Office of the Governor of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Alby: Barbara Alby, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cox: Tami Heilemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Song: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Deeley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandisa: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons