#1Famous people · Mission Viejo
56 famous people from Mission Viejo, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American actor David Henrie, covered in 43 languages. Noah Munck, the American actor, comes second, with Kaitlin Sandeno third. The largest group, 55, was born since 1970. From Steve Evans to Mason Graham, the births on the list run from 1942 to 2003.
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
David Henrie
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Steve Evans
Youngest
2003
Mason Graham
Most common field
Sports
41 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mission Viejo’s famous people
Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 55, the most recent in 2003.A town of athletesAthletes make up 41 of the 56, 2.1 times the usual share.Known worldwideDavid Henrie has an article in 43 languages, more than anyone else from here.56 notable peopleMission Viejo lists 56 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mission Viejo’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 27 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsBusinessMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mission Viejo is known for
Mission Viejo has 2.1× the usual share of athletes.
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 Mission Viejo
Languages with an article: 43 for David Henrie, 29 for Noah Munck, 21 for Kaitlin Sandeno.
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Sports
Kaitlin Sandeno
born 1983American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Mission Viejo
Of the other 53, 40 are athletes.
Dan Fredinburg
1981–2015Google executive, climate activist, inventor, explorer and entrepreneur
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Mission Viejo home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mission Viejo, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mission Viejo 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 (26)
- David Henrie: David_Henrie_2010.jpg: Music4mix at https://www.flickr.com/photos/music4mix/ derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Munck: LCpl Rebecca Eller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kina Grannis: Joseph Bayot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Harvey: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Roll: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Hughes: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Lopes: ThomasBisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Craig: NewJack984, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Skinner: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Scurich: Puskaric, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Graham: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Newlin: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Griffin Canning: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Javin DeLaurier: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Scheppers: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Matzek: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Tringale: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Sandoval: Maria Serrao - rpvchannel33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Bibee: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly George: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Miller: Mayhemedit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Krause: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Giancarla Trevisan: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Hedges: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Fuentes: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Custer: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons