#1Sports
Ralph Flanagan
1918–1988American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist
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Famous people · Los Alamitos
18 famous people were born in Los Alamitos, more of them athletes than in most towns
Ralph Flanagan is the best known, with articles in 14 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 15 in all. Over 85 years of births, the list goes from Ralph Flanagan (1918) to Colby Barnett (2003). Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 15.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Ralph Flanagan
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Ralph Flanagan
Youngest
2003
Colby Barnett
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Los Alamitos’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Los Alamitos’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Los Alamitos is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 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 Los Alamitos
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Los Alamitos
15 more, 12 of them athletes.
Troy Edgar
born 1966American politician, business executive and security official
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A chosen home
Also called Los Alamitos home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Los Alamitos, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Long Beach, with 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Los Alamitos 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)
- Ralph Flanagan: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dejah Mulipola: Scinsvche, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcedes Lewis: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Pena: SD Dirk from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Davis: Chase N. from Marysville, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Edgar: Mikaela McGee; United States Department of Homeland Security, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colby Barnett: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Nix: Orixbaseballclub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hinkle: Wuzzy69, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Holland: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger Woods: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons