#1Famous people · Folsom
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Folsom
Ben Deeley, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The largest group, 8, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.5, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. Births span 1862 to 1998, from Denver S. Church to Bryce Mefford.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Ben Deeley
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Denver S. Church
Youngest
1998
Bryce Mefford
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Folsom’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Folsom is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.4 times.
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 Folsom’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Folsom
By how many languages cover them, Ben Deeley comes first (7), then Denver S. Church (6) and Bryce Mefford (4).
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Everyone else born in Folsom
Here are 10 more, born from 1882 to 1996.
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A chosen home
Also called Folsom home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Folsom, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Fair Oaks counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Folsom 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 (9)
- Ben Deeley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Church: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Richards: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Keefe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suman Nagarkar: Chengappamann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott: Adrian Boteanu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriela Knutson: si.robi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sematary: Spughetti, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Book: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons