Darius David Johnston House · Photo: Einbierbitte · CC BY-SA 4.0Norwalk has no famous person on record yet
"Weird Al" Yankovic leads the 45 names listed next door in Downey. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64. Famous people are on record for 543 of the towns in California.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Norwalk), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Norwalk has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Norwalk
The most names next door are in Downey: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwalk 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 (2)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Chestnut: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons