#1Famous people · Petaluma
35 famous people from Petaluma, many of them performers
Articles in 37 languages make the American film critic Pauline Kael the best known. Second and third on the list are Nicole Mann and Kane Parsons. The largest group, 16, was born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Tsupu, born in 1820, the newest to Kane Parsons, born in 2005.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Pauline Kael
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Tsupu
Youngest
2005
Kane Parsons
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Petaluma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Petaluma is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.7 times as common.
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 Petaluma’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineMusicBusinessPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Petaluma
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Nicole Mann
born 1977American astronaut of Estonian origin
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KP#3
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Everyone else born in Petaluma
32 more names, born between 1820 and 2003.
Bill Pronzini
born 1943American writer of detective fiction, and anthologist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
William Ross Knudsen
1892–1977American socialist political activist and trade union organizer
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Mark Henry Hansen
born 1964American statistician, Director of the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
George Switzer
1915–2008American mineralogist, curator of minerals, US National Museum (Smithsonian Institution)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Shirley Neilsen Blum
born 1932American art historian, professor, focused on Northern Renaissance art
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Petaluma home
One more notable person made the town home: Minna Stess.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Petaluma 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 (12)
- Pauline Kael: Rollins Maxwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Mann: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Consani: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron Healey: TV episode screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Torkelson: Barry Stahl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Qualls: Sgt. Bobbie Curtis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Iversen: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollis: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Rodkin: Allen Barret, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Kilgariff: Nrogner596, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Henry Hansen: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Penry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons