#1Famous people · Fullerton
Fullerton, birthplace of Gwen Stefani and 47 more famous people
The American singer Gwen Stefani is written about in 81 languages. Behind the leader come Janet Evans and Eric Wynalda. The list has 1.9 times the usual share of athletes, 33 in all. Over 91 years of births, the list goes from Jack Salveson (1914) to Brandon Téllez (2005).
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Gwen Stefani
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Jack Salveson
Youngest
2005
Brandon Téllez
Most common field
Sports
33 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Fullerton’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 81 languages, Gwen Stefani is known far beyond the town.Still making names39 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2005.A town of athletes33 of the 48 people born here are athletes, 1.9× the usual share.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live here, Philip K. Dick among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Fullerton
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2Sports
Janet Evans
born 1971American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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#3Through the years
When Fullerton’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 14 births in the decade.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fullerton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fullerton
Of the other 45, 31 are athletes.
Dave Halili
born 1968Artist, painter, graffiti writer, illustrator, album cover designer, apparel manufacturer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Fullerton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fullerton, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Anaheim has the longest list next door: 43.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fullerton 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)
- Gwen Stefani: Liton Ali, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Evans: PoolSafely, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Wynalda: Eric.Jason.Cross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McDonald: Paulyg314, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Van Horn: David Herrera from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip K. Dick: Arthur Knight (photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lasorda: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Benson: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Anderson: Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie J. Block: Sarah_Ackerman from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fili Moala: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons