#1Famous people · Moreno Valley
16 famous people were born in Moreno Valley, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Jamaal Franklin, the American basketball player, with articles in 13 languages. The next two names are Beverly Yanez and Jennifer Risper. 16 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Born in 1982, Sumaya Kazi is the first name on record, and Sabrina Enciso, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Jamaal Franklin
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1982
Sumaya Kazi
Youngest
1999
Sabrina Enciso
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Moreno Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Moreno Valley’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 10 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Moreno Valley is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 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 Moreno Valley
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Moreno Valley
Of the other 13, 11 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Moreno Valley home
One more notable person made the town home: James Hart Stern.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Moreno Valley.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moreno Valley 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 (9)
- Jamaal Franklin: Djh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverly Yanez: User:Kalieshawest, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kianna Smith: Scott U, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumaya Kazi: Sumayakazi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina Enciso: arizonawildcats, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre McGee: White House official video, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Ortiz: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Lee: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Edward Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons