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Famous people · Oxnard
58 famous people come from Oxnard, Jeffrey Combs the best known
At the top of the list is the American actor Jeffrey Combs, covered in 31 languages. The American mixed martial artist Tony Ferguson ranks second, ahead of Madlib. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.9, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. The largest group, 28, was born since 1970.
Born here
58
notable people
Best known
Jeffrey Combs
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
John Gabbert
Youngest
2004
Miles Brown
Most common field
Sports
28 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Oxnard’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oxnard’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 12 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oxnard
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Known for
What Oxnard is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.5 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oxnard
The rest number 55, with 28 athletes among them.
Alicia Cuaron
born 1939American educator, women's and human rights activist, Franciscan nun
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Jacob Rogers
born 1981All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
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Michele Serros
1966–2015American author, poet and comedic social commentator
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Carmen Perez
born 1977Activist and executive director of Gathering for Justice
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A chosen home
Also called Oxnard home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Tom Kennedy 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 Oxnard 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 (19)
- Tony Ferguson: GhaziTwaissi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madlib: Carl Pocket, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Autumn Durald: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Clark: Donald_Rumsfeld_and_William_P._Clark,_Jr.JPEG: Helene C. Stikkel derivative work: Connormah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Jones: USAG Livorno PAO from Pisa, Italy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernando Vargas: El Heraldo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armando Xavier Ochoa: Michael LoMonaco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Knight: Ovaheah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Pavin: Flickr user mandj98 / James Marvin Phelps [2], CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Hernandez: Ferran Cornellà, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Hernandez: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Brown: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Giebler: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Dumais: US Air force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Booker: Lorenzo_Booker-FSU-2006.jpg: cholder68 derivative work: TFCforever, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graciela Casillas: Gpina6582, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Kennedy: NBC Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Krista Allen: Oxfam America from Boston, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Bamford: Markla, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons