#1Famous people · Independence
Independence has just one famous person to its name: John K. Singlaub
John K. Singlaub, the US military officer, was born in 1921. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Their story is told in 7 languages. 544 of the towns in California list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John K. Singlaub
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
John K. Singlaub
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Independence
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Independence 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 (1)
- John K. Singlaub: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons