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Famous people · Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills counts 4 famous people, first among them Max Thieriot

Most widely known is Max Thieriot, the American actor, with articles in 33 languages. Close behind are Daniel Rosenbaum and Cal Rossi. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 4.8 for every 10,000 residents. Cal Rossi, born in 1924, is the earliest name and Daniel Rosenbaum, born in 1997, the latest.

#1 best knownMax ThieriotFilm, TV & Stage · born 1988
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Max Thieriot
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Cal Rossi
Youngest
1997
Daniel Rosenbaum
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents

What stands out about Los Altos Hills’ famous people

The best known

Born in Los Altos Hills

Max Thieriot has articles in 33 languages, Daniel Rosenbaum in 4 and Cal Rossi in 3.

Max Thieriot#1
Film, TV & Stage

Max Thieriot

born 1988

American actor

33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DR#2
Sports

Daniel Rosenbaum

born 1997

American basketball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CR#3
Sports

Cal Rossi

1924–2013

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Los Altos Hills’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1990s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Max Thieriot
SportsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Los Altos Hills is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.

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 Los Altos Hills

1 more, best known first.

SR

Simon Rosenbaum

born 1993

American-Israeli baseball player

A chosen home

Also called Los Altos Hills home

Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Jerry Yang.

Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang

born 1968

Founder of Yahoo!

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Yuri Milner

Yuri Milner

born 1961

Russian entrepreneur and physicist

Anne Wojcicki

Anne Wojcicki

born 1973

American biotech analyst, biologist, businesswoman, and co-founder of 23andMe

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Ben Goodger

Ben Goodger

born 1980

New Zealand software programmer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
GM

George M. Marcus

born 1941

American real estate broker

Connie Young Yu

Connie Young Yu

born 1941

Chinese American writer, historian, and lecturer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Palo Alto leads the towns around it, with 35 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Los Altos Hills 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.

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