#1Famous people · Monterey Park
Performers stand out among the 19 famous people born in Monterey Park
At the top of the list is the American female tennis player Vania King, covered in 33 languages. Close behind are Lance Larson and Mary Page Keller. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 13 of them. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Vania King
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Lance Larson
Youngest
1993
Justin Young
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Monterey Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Monterey Park’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 6 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monterey Park is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.2 times the usual share.
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 Monterey Park
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Monterey Park
A further 16 follow, born between 1940 and 1993.
Dan Haren
born 1980Major League Baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Montebello’s, with 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monterey Park 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 (13)
- Vania King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Larson: Harry Pot for Anefo , Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 911-5425, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Mackie: Larry Bessel, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Haren: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Salas: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert T. Yamate: U.S. Embassy in Madagascar & Comoros, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Shore: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Rincon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Lancaster: Sgerbic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirai Nagasu: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Bucknum: Harry Pot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Patton: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward James Olmos: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons