#1Politics & Law
Leon Panetta
born 1938American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
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Famous people · Monterey
53 famous people were born in Monterey, most of them since 1970
Best known of all is Leon Panetta, written about in 46 languages. Second and third on the list are Joel Courtney and Tory Belleci. From Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in 1807 to Lisa Bruce in 2000, the births cover 193 years. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.9, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Leon Panetta
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Youngest
2000
Lisa Bruce
Most common field
Sports
24 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Monterey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Monterey’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 10.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotableBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Monterey
Languages with an article: 46 for Leon Panetta, 29 for Joel Courtney, 29 for Tory Belleci.
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#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Tory Belleci
born 1970Film maker and model maker, MythBusters build team member
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Known for
What Monterey is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 2.2 times.
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 Monterey
Still to come: 50 more, from 1807 to 2000.
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
1807–1890Californian military commander, politician, and rancher
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Lance Krall
born 1970Vietnamese-American comedian and actor, television writer, director, and producer
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Tony Thurmond
born 196828th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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A chosen home
Also called Monterey home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Monterey, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Seaside: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monterey 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 (27)
- Leon Panetta: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Courtney: Dmcourtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tory Belleci: ViNull, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Celski: J steez16, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Lindes: Victor Schiferli, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Johnson: Bagumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Steadman: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Bautista Alvarado: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo: I. W. Taber (1830-1912), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Wesley: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- José Castro: Arnold, 1526 Park St., Alameda, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Bomarito: Osajus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katerina Moutsatsou: Chazzzzy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo White: Ken Hackman - Aavs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyndi Munson: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isalys Quiñones: Pr25mom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Lam: Dltl2010, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Espinosa: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Yeo: Yeodoug at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Santora: Jack_Santora_(Telemarket_Rimini_Baseball).jpg: Biello di Biella derivative work: Biello di Biella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Krall: Kingkida (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Thurmond: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tory Bruno: NASA Headquarters / NASA/Joel Kowsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander M. Laskaris: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dia Simms: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Whitsett: Athelwulf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamaree Bouyea: donsathletics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons