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Dwayne Johnson
born 1972American actor and professional wrestler
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Famous people · Hayward
Of the 47 famous people born in Hayward, none is better known than Dwayne Johnson
The American actor and professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson is written about in 112 languages. Close behind are Josh Ryan Evans and Claudia Kolb. More than half were born since 1970, 33 in all. The first birth on record is Richard Joel Russell’s, in 1895, and the last Mekhi Blackmon’s, in 1999.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Dwayne Johnson
in 112 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Richard Joel Russell
Youngest
1999
Mekhi Blackmon
Most common field
Sports
27 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Hayward’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hayward
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Hayward’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 13 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hayward is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hayward
Here are 44 more, born from 1895 to 1999.
Jeff Beal
born 1963American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall
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Tarik Skubal
born 1996American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hayward home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Larry Smith the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Fremont’s, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hayward 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 (26)
- Claudia Kolb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Larsen: 古川秀二（朝日新聞東京本社） / Shuji Furukawa (Asahi Shinbun), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Gray: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberlin Brown: Brennansmith11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amobi Okugo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Taylor: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Veronica Perez: Erica McCaulley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarik Skubal: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Morgan: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diamon Simpson: Yaakov2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Estrada: User Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Clark: Bzuk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davone Bess: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeJon Gomes: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mericien Venzon: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Beck: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thia Megia: Michael Tanne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Littleton: United States Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Corbin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Smith: giantsfan1022, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Corbett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wills: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Burton: Distributed by Megaforce Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Bridges: Tom Korman Assoc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Moerner: Kevin Lowder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Bragg: KidsPickFlicks, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Corbett: Gfcorbett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons