#1Famous people · National City
16 famous people from National City, many of them writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American artist John Baldessari, covered in 21 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Lilian Jeannette Rice’s, in 1889, and the last Rachel Flowers’, in 1993. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
John Baldessari
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Lilian Jeannette Rice
Youngest
1993
Rachel Flowers
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about National City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What National City is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When National City’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotablePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in National City
Three names lead: John Baldessari (21 languages), Juan Vargas (16) and Raphael M. Robinson (12).
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Science & Medicine
Raphael M. Robinson
1911–1995American mathematician
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Everyone else born in National City
Still to come: 13 more, from 1889 to 1993.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Chula Vista counts 31 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is National City 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)
- John Baldessari: Analia Saban, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Vargas: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lilian Jeannette Rice: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Flowers: Marie Gregorio-Oviedo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vidal Nuño: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Quint Benoliel: Nursinghistoryonline, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Wiley: Cathy Taylor: Flickr, website, Twitter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mario Lopez: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guido Knudson: Roger DeWitt on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons