#1Famous people · Murrieta
Of the 10 famous people born in Murrieta, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 15 languages make the professional golfer Rickie Fowler the best known. Behind the leader come Tyler Wade and Khalil Shakir. The largest group, 10, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.9, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Rickie Fowler
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1987
Keith Berry
Youngest
2000
Khalil Shakir
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Murrieta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Murrieta’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Murrieta is known for
Murrieta has 2.5× 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 Murrieta
All three are athletes.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Murrieta
7 more names, born between 1987 and 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Murrieta home
Born elsewhere, Tyree Washington lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Temecula, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murrieta 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)
- Rickie Fowler: Brandonlw97, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Wade: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Khalil Shakir: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Wisdom: Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Javelin Guidry: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Padlo: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyree Washington: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Kelly: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons