#1Famous people · Imperial
4 famous people come from Imperial, Andy Ruiz Jr. the best known
Articles in 24 languages make the Mexican-American boxer Andy Ruiz Jr. the best known. Royce Freeman is second and Curtis E. Gannon third. Over 78 years of births, the list goes from Pearl Mitsu Sonoda (1918) to Royce Freeman (1996). Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Andy Ruiz Jr.
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Pearl Mitsu Sonoda
Youngest
1996
Royce Freeman
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Imperial
Three names lead: Andy Ruiz Jr. (24 languages), Royce Freeman (6) and Curtis E. Gannon (1).
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Through the years
When Imperial’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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What Imperial is known for
Share of Imperial’s famous people in each field.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to El Centro, with 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Imperial 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 (3)
- Andy Ruiz Jr.: NotimexTV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce Freeman: Athies22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cher: Raph_PH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons