#1Famous people · Novato
11 famous people were born in Novato, most of them since 1970
At the top of the list is the American model and actress Brande Roderick, covered in 19 languages. Jared Goff and Jeffrey Ford follow. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from Michael B. Donley (1952) to Manny Wilkins (1995). Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 2.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Brande Roderick
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1952
Michael B. Donley
Youngest
1995
Manny Wilkins
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Novato’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Novato’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Novato
Two of the three are performers.
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Known for
What Novato is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.9 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 Novato
The rest number 8, with 3 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Novato home
Born elsewhere, Andrea Bodó lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lucas Valley-Marinwood has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Novato 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 (8)
- Brande Roderick: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Goff: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael B. Donley: Leonard Fitzgerald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zia Inayat Khan: Karamathessphotography, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bret Bergmark: NorCal4Life (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manny Wilkins: Willsome429, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Bodó: Róth Tamás, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debrah Farentino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons