#1Famous people · Hemet
Most of the 15 famous people born in Hemet came into the world since 1970
Articles in 36 languages make the American actor James Lafferty the best known. Jeff Van Gundy, the American basketball coach and analyst, comes second, with Coralie Simmons third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.6, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to Paul F. Kerr, born in 1897, the newest to Andre Granillo, born in 2000.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
James Lafferty
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Paul F. Kerr
Youngest
2000
Andre Granillo
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hemet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hemet’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hemet
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What Hemet is known for
Hemet has 1.3× the usual share of athletes.
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 Hemet
The other 12 span the years 1897 to 2000.
Paul F. Kerr
1897–1981Professor of mineralogy, Columbia University, New York NY
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Gerald Clarke
born 1967Contemporary Cahuilla conceptual sculptor and installation artist from California
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Hemet home
Born elsewhere, Denise Stefanie lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Hemet.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hemet 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 (8)
- James Lafferty: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Van Gundy: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Claggett: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Hollingsworth: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Volek: Dirk from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sedona Prince: Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Granillo: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Campbell: https://www.treasury.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons