#1The 29 famous people born in Livermore, led by Vanessa Ray
The best known is the American actress Vanessa Ray, with articles in 25 languages. Close behind are Kyle Allen and Brandon Rogers. Robert Thomas Aitken (1890) and Nico Lemoine (2000) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.4, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
What stands out about Livermore’s famous people
When Livermore’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Livermore
The three best known are all performers.
#1Brandon Rogers
born 1988American sketch comedian, actor, and writer
What Livermore is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Livermore
Another 26, 15 of them athletes.










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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Pleasanton’s, at 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Livermore 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 (12)
- Vanessa Ray: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Shaw: Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad La Tourette: Jaredfrey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Davis: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noreen Evans: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Graham: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Allen: Kl462, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Mooneyham: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Finders: Andrew Hill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raul Peimbert: Raulpeimbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Oliveira: Seanlaosy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Moerner: Kevin Lowder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
