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Famous people · Milpitas
Of the 6 famous people born in Milpitas, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American table tennis player Kanak Jha, with articles in 14 languages. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Cori Close to Kanak Jha, the births on the list run from 1971 to 2000. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.8, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Kanak Jha
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Cori Close
Youngest
2000
Kanak Jha
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Milpitas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Milpitas’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Milpitas 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 Milpitas
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Milpitas
A further 3 follow, born between 1971 and 1996.
No one matches both filters.
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milpitas 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 (3)
- Elaine Castillo: Lloyd Tudor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cori Close: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wills: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons