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Famous people · Lodi
23 famous people were born in Lodi, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Most widely known is Bill Cartwright, the American basketball player and coach, with articles in 16 languages. Barbara Oakley and Patrick Ianni follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 13 were born, the most of any period. 10 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Bill Cartwright
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Neal C. Wilson
Youngest
2000
Matt Fish
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Lodi’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lodi’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 6 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lodi is known for
Lodi has 2.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Lodi
Languages with an article: 16 for Bill Cartwright, 14 for Barbara Oakley, 12 for Patrick Ianni.
#2Writing & Arts
Barbara Oakley
born 1955Translator, writer, engineer and teacher.
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Lodi
20 more, 10 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lodi home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Lodi, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lodi 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 (13)
- Barbara Oakley: John Meiu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Ianni: Skotywa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendra Morris: G.Garitan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Schmidt: Sdiangelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Droese: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal C. Wilson: Joelkaula, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maximo Yabes: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Wellman: San Francisco Giants / Dennis Desprois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Walding: Steven Kiebach on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Chaney: Elizabeth Boutelle: Art Director, Lawrence University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Flippo: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennet Omalu: Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion De Vries: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons