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Famous people · La Mirada
23 famous people were born in La Mirada, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American actor Eric Winter, with articles in 29 languages. 13 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The list runs from Wallace Neff, born in 1895, to Cole McDonald, born in 1998. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.9, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Eric Winter
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Wallace Neff
Youngest
1998
Cole McDonald
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about La Mirada’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When La Mirada’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Mirada is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in La Mirada
Eric Winter leads with articles in 29 languages, ahead of Jennie Finch (21) and Mark R. Hughes (18).
#2
#3Business
Mark R. Hughes
1956–2000American entrepreneur, founder and president of Herbalife International, Inc.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in La Mirada
The other 20 span the years 1895 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Fullerton’s, at 48 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Mirada 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 (10)
- Jennie Finch: C5813, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark R. Hughes: Gonowfakinglove, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Allan: minds-eye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase De Leo: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Meyer: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Powell: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith McGill: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole McDonald: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Stefani: Liton Ali, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fili Moala: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons