#1Famous people · Ojai
Performers stand out among the 12 famous people born in Ojai
Articles in 19 languages make the American stunt performer Dave England the best known. Larry Linville, the American actor, comes second, with James Paxton third. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Anthony J. Hilder in 1934 to James Paxton in 1994, the births cover 60 years.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Dave England
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Anthony J. Hilder
Youngest
1994
James Paxton
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Ojai’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ojai is known for
Performers stand out most, at 3.5 times the usual share.
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 Ojai’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 4 births.
Film, TV & StageNotableSportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ojai
The three are covered in 19, 19 and 11 languages: Dave England, Larry Linville and James Paxton.
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Everyone else born in Ojai
Still to come: 9 more, from 1934 to 1990.
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A chosen home
Also called Ojai home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Malcolm McDowell.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ojai 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 (11)
- Dave England: Ellen November, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Linville: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Paxton: Jalen Turner, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Allen: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Erickson: Lucyscaranzzi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Reed: Barry Colla, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent A. Jones: Meet The Voter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Horn: Susan Gerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bernthal: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Percy Andrus: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons