#1Sports
Francesca Corbett
born 2005Badminton player from the United States
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Famous people · Foster City
5 famous people were born in Foster City
Articles in 5 languages make the badminton player from the United states Francesca Corbett the best known. Behind the leader come Tim Federle and Matthew Fondy. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 33 years of births, the list goes from Joumana Kidd (1972) to Francesca Corbett (2005).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Francesca Corbett
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1972
Joumana Kidd
Youngest
2005
Francesca Corbett
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Foster City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Foster City’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Foster City
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Foster City is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Foster City
The other 2 span the years 1972 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
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Also called Foster City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Foster City, though born elsewhere.
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The fullest list close by belongs to San Mateo, with 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Foster City 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 (8)
- Francesca Corbett: Gfcorbett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Federle: Logan Mathew, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellise: POPDUST, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Thiel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Durek Verrett: Light Watkins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons