#1Famous people · Orinda
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Orinda
Articles in 9 languages make the American soccer player Luke Sassano the best known. Ken Dorsey and Nicole Branagh follow. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.6, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Luke Sassano
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Baker Bloodworth
Youngest
1995
Drew Anderson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Orinda’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Orinda’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Orinda is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
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 Orinda
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Orinda
The other 4 span the years 1962 to 1995.
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A chosen home
Also called Orinda home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Arthur R. Jensen the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orinda 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 (5)
- Luke Sassano: West Point Public Affairs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Dorsey: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Branagh: Cyril Caton from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Jensen: Tim bates, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Tickner: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons