#1Famous people · Hawthorne
Of the 33 famous people born in Hawthorne, an unusual share are musicians
Articles in 26 languages make the American musician Carl Wilson the best known. Between 1920 and 1969, 20 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 3.9 for every 10,000 residents. Births since 1970 account for 12 of the names.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Carl Wilson
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Glenn M. Anderson
Youngest
2002
Tuli Tuipulotu
Most common field
Sports
17 people
What stands out about Hawthorne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hawthorne is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 3.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hawthorne’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hawthorne
Three names lead: Carl Wilson (26 languages), Gyasi Zardes (24) and Fred Dryer (18).
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Everyone else born in Hawthorne
Still to come: 30 more, from 1913 to 2002.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Inglewood has the most people on record, 46 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hawthorne 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)
- Carl Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gyasi Zardes: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Dryer: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Denham: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Gioia: Ted Gioia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn M. Anderson: Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tuli Tuipulotu: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Lockwood: Photo by Joseph Llanes. Michael Lockwood is the copyright holder., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Cloud: chrismetcalfTV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolly M. Gee: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Krizan: Chip Mosher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- April Jace: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Jones: Spiralstairs2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marti Frederiksen: Digitaldreamz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McDermott: Marylandstater, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Cuzick: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyra Banks: Juice Group, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons