7 famous people come from Hacienda Heights, Josh Keaton the best known
Articles in 30 languages make the American actor Josh Keaton the best known. Caprice Bourret is second and Jill Sterkel third. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.3, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
What stands out about Hacienda Heights’ famous people
When Hacienda Heights’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Hacienda Heights
Two of the three are performers.
#3Jill Sterkel
born 1961American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, water polo player, college swimming coach
What Hacienda Heights is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 4.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Hacienda Heights
The other 4 span the years 1968 to 2000.

No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Hacienda Heights?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Whittier’s, at 50 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hacienda Heights 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 (4)
- Jill Sterkel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Williams: University of North Carolina / Spectrum Tickets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fergie: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Chavez: JonBroxton at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

