#1Famous people · Gardena
Of the 25 famous people born in Gardena, an unusual share are athletes
Art Pepper, the American saxophonist, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Behind the leader come Aaron Norris and Patti Yasutake. 14 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From George Aratani in 1917 to Kache Palacio in 1994, the births cover 77 years.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Art Pepper
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
George Aratani
Youngest
1994
Kache Palacio
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Gardena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gardena’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gardena is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Gardena
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Aaron Norris
born 1951American film producer, director and actor
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Gardena
22 more, from 1917 to 1994.
Takuo Miyagishima
1928–2011Japanese-American design engineer and inventor
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gardena 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 (13)
- Art Pepper: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Norris: Sportschule Sinawali, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patti Yasutake: Crosa from Nuernberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyus Edney: J R, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Warlock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Castillo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Bennett: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Woods: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Cobbs: Miller Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Ness: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Kwan: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons