WF#1
Film, TV & Stage
Will Ferrell
born 1967American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
78 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Irvine
38 famous people from Irvine, many of them athletes
Will Ferrell leads the list, covered in 78 languages. Since 1970, 33 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.2, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. From Jenny Allard to Aiden Hezarkhani, the births on the list run from 1965 to 2007.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Will Ferrell
in 78 Wikipedia languages
First
1965
Jenny Allard
Youngest
2007
Aiden Hezarkhani
Most common field
Sports
26 people
Also called it home
14
notable residents
What stands out about Irvine’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2007, among 36 since 1950.Known worldwideWill Ferrell is written about in 78 languages.A town of athletes26 of the 38 people born here are athletes, 1.9× the usual share.A chosen home14 more notable people chose to live here, Francisco J. Ayala among them.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Irvine’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 11 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Irvine
First, Will Ferrell (78 languages), then Yeat (38) and Aaron Peirsol (31).
Y#2
Music
Yeat
born 2000American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer
38 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Aaron Peirsol
born 1983American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Irvine is known for
Irvine has 1.9× 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 Irvine
Another 35, the earliest born in 1965.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Irvine home
14 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Francisco J. Ayala the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Newport Beach has the most on record, with 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Irvine 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 (23)
- Aaron Peirsol: Aaron_peirsol.JPG: SeowD derivative work: Philipmj24, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Daye: File:Austin Daye.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Commerford: Scott Penner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Klein: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Learner Tien: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Neben: © James F. Perry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Jaquez Jr.: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Kang: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Branstine: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Izabella Alvarez: Shonah26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hansen: Piewalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francisco J. Ayala: Xiao Dai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nasim Pedrad: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark McGwire: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Lipsky: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lewis: Government House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Haynes: Markabq, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Feargus Urquhart: Cassidy Rainer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Green: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Pfeiffer: joyparris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- April Ross: Ralph Arvesen from Round Mountain, Texas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Sweet: World Economic Forum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Krause: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons