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Famous people · Hermosa Beach
Of the 10 famous people born in Hermosa Beach, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American water polo player Jacqueline Frank DeLuca, covered in 12 languages. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Dominique Petrie, born in 2001, is the youngest, and LeRoy Grannis, born in 1917, the first on record. For every 10,000 residents the town has 5.2, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Jacqueline Frank DeLuca
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
LeRoy Grannis
Youngest
2001
Dominique Petrie
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Hermosa Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hermosa Beach’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hermosa Beach is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2 times.
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 Hermosa Beach
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Music
Kembra Pfahler
born 1961American musician, performance artist, and singer
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hermosa Beach
The rest number 7, with 5 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hermosa Beach home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by Jack Black.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Redondo Beach, at 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hermosa Beach 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 (7)
- Kembra Pfahler: Marcwathieu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Dodd: Tower Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Petrie: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Black: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Kimmel: Erin Scott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin McMillan: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Bloom: Original by Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons