#1Famous people · Pico Rivera
5 famous people come from Pico Rivera, Jennifer Syme the best known
The best known is the American actress Jennifer Syme, with articles in 20 languages. Close behind are Zahid Valencia and Jonathan Perez. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 0.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jennifer Syme
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Dennis Morrison
Youngest
2003
Jonathan Perez
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Pico Rivera’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pico Rivera’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pico Rivera
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What Pico Rivera is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.3 times as common.
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 Pico Rivera
Another 2, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Pico Rivera home
Born elsewhere, Lupe Ontiveros lived here.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Whittier has the most on record, with 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pico Rivera 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 (6)
- Jennifer Syme: Roberts Photography, published by El Rancho High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lupe Ontiveros: Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fergie: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirai Nagasu: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Chavez: JonBroxton at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons