#1Famous people · Palmdale
22 famous people were born in Palmdale, more of them athletes than in most towns
Paul George, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. The American guitarist Zoot Horn Rollo ranks second, ahead of Eric Calvillo. More than half were born since 1970, 15 in all. Over 50 years of births, the list goes from Zoot Horn Rollo (1949) to Jalen Nailor (1999).
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Paul George
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1949
Zoot Horn Rollo
Youngest
1999
Jalen Nailor
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Palmdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Palmdale’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 10.
SportsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Palmdale is known for
Palmdale has 2× the usual share of athletes.
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 Palmdale
Languages with an article: 44 for Paul George, 10 for Zoot Horn Rollo, 8 for Eric Calvillo.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Palmdale
Another 19, 14 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Palmdale home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Debbie Rowe the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Lancaster’s, at 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmdale 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 (9)
- Paul George: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoot Horn Rollo: Alastair Thompson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Johnson: Harvardton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Hornaday Jr.: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeShawn Shead: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Nailor: HSPNSportsLIVE, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Shaw: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Hooper: MotorSportsWeb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewayne Dedmon: James Santelli, NeonTommy.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons