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Famous people · King City
King City is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Jeff Andrus, the American novelist, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American engineer William J. Oswald, third to George Taylor Morris. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 2.9 for every 10,000 residents. From William J. Oswald to George Taylor Morris, the births on the list run from 1919 to 1947.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jeff Andrus
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
William J. Oswald
Youngest
1947
George Taylor Morris
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in King City
Counted by languages, Jeff Andrus is ahead of William J. Oswald and George Taylor Morris: 6, 4 and 3.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
George Taylor Morris
1947–2009Radio host, disc jockey
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When King City’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 2 births.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What King City is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 King City
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is King City 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)
- George Taylor Morris: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons