#1Politics & Law
Doug LaMalfa
1960–2026American politician and businessman
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Famous people · Oroville
Leaders stand out among the 15 famous people born in Oroville
Doug LaMalfa, the American politician and businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. The next two names are Jack Yerman and Robert H. Young. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.6, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Doug LaMalfa
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Albert E. Boynton
Youngest
1994
Benito Lopez
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Oroville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Oroville is known for
Oroville has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
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 Oroville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oroville
Doug LaMalfa leads with articles in 19 languages, ahead of Jack Yerman (17) and Robert H. Young (5).
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#3Military
Robert H. Young
1929–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Oroville
Another 12, 4 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Oroville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Oroville, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oroville 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)
- Doug LaMalfa: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Yerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Young: Cambrosch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hudgens: slgckgc (original) Cropped by UCinternational, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert E. Boynton: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Johnson: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Brown: Ejl12, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walton J. Wood: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons