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Famous people · Marin City
Performers stand out among the 8 famous people born in Marin City
Articles in 25 languages make the American screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg the best known. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Camilo Ynitia’s, in 1803, and the last Marielle Heller’s, in 1979. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 25 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Melissa Rosenberg
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Camilo Ynitia
Youngest
1979
Marielle Heller
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Marin City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Marin City is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 5.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Marin City’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Film, TV & StageSportsMusicWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marin City
Counted by languages, Melissa Rosenberg is ahead of Marielle Heller and Dave Anthony: 25, 22 and 5.
#2Film, TV & Stage
Marielle Heller
born 1979American director, writer and actress
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Marin City
Another 5, the earliest born in 1803.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Marin City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Marin City, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marin City 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 (4)
- Marielle Heller: HimmelrichPR, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Anthony: thepaprazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Biz Stone: Web Summit, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Gaitskill: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons