#1Famous people · Goleta
Of the 7 famous people born in Goleta, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Danny Duffy, covered in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Derrick Plourde and Jamie Neushul. Most were born since 1970: 6 of them. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 2.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Danny Duffy
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Bill Lillard
Youngest
1995
Jamie Neushul
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Goleta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Goleta’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Goleta 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 Goleta
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Goleta
Another 4, the earliest born in 1918.
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A chosen home
Also called Goleta home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Kiley Neushul the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Santa Barbara has the most on record, with 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goleta 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 (3)
- Danny Duffy: KA Sports Photos from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarrik Brock: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katy Perry: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons