#1Famous people · Fountain Valley
Athletes stand out among the 29 famous people born in Fountain Valley
Keri Russell, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. The American fashion model and actress Summer Altice ranks second, ahead of Taylor Sander. The largest group, 27, was born since 1970. Only 83 of the 551 towns in California with anyone on record list more.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Keri Russell
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1967
Carl Harry
Youngest
2000
Maricarmen Reyes
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Fountain Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fountain Valley’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 11.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fountain Valley is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
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 Fountain Valley
Three names lead: Keri Russell (45 languages), Summer Altice (18) and Taylor Sander (18).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Summer Altice
born 1979American fashion model and actress
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Fountain Valley
Still to come: 26 more, from 1967 to 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fountain Valley home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fountain Valley, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Santa Ana has the most people on record, 44 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain Valley 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 (16)
- Keri Russell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summer Altice: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Sander: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Freeman: All-Pro Reels on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Evans: Jack_Evans_on_the_ring_apron.jpg: Al Pavangkanan from Van Nuys, USA derivative work: TheFBH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Brushwood: Terry Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Thayer: Bagumba, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Eyre: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Schoenke: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenney Bertz: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Longbomb), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Wilson: User Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Denker: Djh57, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Wilson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Pfeiffer: joyparris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren German: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Holland: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons