#1Famous people · Garden Grove
Of the 25 famous people born in Garden Grove, an unusual share are athletes
Dexter Holland, the American rock musician, is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 15 in all. From Eunice Pringle to Myles Straw, the births on the list run from 1912 to 1994. Fewer than a quarter of the 550 towns in California with famous people list more.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Dexter Holland
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Eunice Pringle
Youngest
1994
Myles Straw
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Garden Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Garden Grove’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Garden Grove is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.
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 Garden Grove
Counted by languages, Dexter Holland is ahead of Justin Chon and Coryn Labecki: 33, 27 and 18.
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Everyone else born in Garden Grove
Another 22, the earliest born in 1912.
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A chosen home
Also called Garden Grove home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Steve Martin the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Garden Grove.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garden Grove 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 (18)
- Dexter Holland: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Chon: Frank Schramm / Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coryn Labecki: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Polamalu: Sodexo USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Trammell: James Phelps (mandj98) from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Templeton: gigi murru, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Treanor: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myles Straw: Tom Hagerty from Lakeland, FL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul J. Watford: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eunice Pringle: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merle Hapes: Scottyrocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Umphrey III: Kodak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Edward Kettler: Wendyleerogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Pfeiffer: joyparris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Benson: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pompeo: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keri Russell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanagan: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons