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George Lucas
born 1944American filmmaker and philanthropist
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Famous people · Modesto
George Lucas and 64 more famous people were born in Modesto
The American filmmaker and philanthropist George Lucas is written about in 133 languages. Second and third on the list are Mark Spitz and Boaz Myhill. The list has 1.6 times the usual share of performers, 10 in all. Erika Connolly, born in 1998, is the youngest, and Herbert McLean Evans, born in 1882, the first on record.
Born here
65
notable people
Best known
George Lucas
in 133 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Herbert McLean Evans
Youngest
1998
Erika Connolly
Most common field
Sports
35 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Modesto’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 133 languages, George Lucas is known far beyond the town.Still making namesSince 1950, 42 of them have been born here, the latest in 1998.A town of performersPerformers make up 10 of the 65, 1.6 times the usual share.65 notable peopleWith 65 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Modesto
Counted by languages, George Lucas is ahead of Mark Spitz and Boaz Myhill: 133, 67 and 29.
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#3Through the years
When Modesto’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 13 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMusicBusinessPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Modesto is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Modesto
62 more, from 1882 to 1998.
Ann Veneman
born 1949Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture
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A chosen home
Also called Modesto home
One more notable person made the town home: As'ad AbuKhalil.
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Nearby, Salida has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Modesto 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 (24)
- Mark Spitz: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran (www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boaz Myhill: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Angel: Siike Donnelly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Veneman: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Agabashian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harve Presnell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Roberts: Koen Suyk / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabe Vincent: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edy Ganem: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Cafaro: Mike_fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Sanchez: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryson DeChambeau: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tisha Venturini: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Forrest: A.R. at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Gonzaga: SHOWTIME, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Pearce: Elomen76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Waldon: Johnzhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsay Pearce: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. P. Howell: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Duarte: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Barry: dvsross, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Rudi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- As'ad AbuKhalil: وسام زقوت, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons