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Famous people · La Mesa
The 21 famous people born in La Mesa, led by Dave Mustaine
Articles in 65 languages make the American musician Dave Mustaine the best known. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Lee McElwee in 1894 to Paul Frederick White in 2000, the births cover 106 years. The list is still growing: 6 were born since 1970.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Dave Mustaine
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Lee McElwee
Youngest
2000
Paul Frederick White
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about La Mesa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When La Mesa’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 5.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in La Mesa
Languages with an article: 65 for Dave Mustaine, 40 for Bill Walton, 23 for Frederick W. Sturckow.
#2Sports
Bill Walton
1952–2024American basketball player and sportscaster
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#3Known for
What La Mesa is known for
La Mesa has 2.6× the usual share of musicians.
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 La Mesa
Here are 18 more, born from 1894 to 2000.
Aaron Boone
born 1973American baseball manager, former professional baseball player and broadcaster
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A chosen home
Also called La Mesa home
One more notable person made the town home: Amber Liu.
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Famous people from the towns next door
San Diego leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Mesa 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 (9)
- Bill Walton: Portland Trail Blazers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick W. Sturckow: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Hejduk: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Roach: Linda Kohanov derivative work: Keraunoscopia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Boone: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Drollinger: Danielle Drollinger, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Johnson: File:Jimmie Johnson Carvana Chip Ganassi Racing Driver 2021.png: Jimmie Johnson Oval Test derivative work: F1fans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conan Gray: Havelbaude, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Littleton: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons