#1Famous people · Pittsburg
27 famous people from Pittsburg, many of them athletes
Dante Basco, the American actor and rapper, is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. From Toni Blackman to Xavier Crawford, the births on the list run from 1901 to 1995. Fewer than a quarter of the 543 towns in California with famous people list more. Births since 1970 account for 11 of the names.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Dante Basco
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Toni Blackman
Youngest
1995
Xavier Crawford
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Pittsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pittsburg’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 8.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pittsburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
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 Pittsburg
Three names lead: Dante Basco (35 languages), Karen Vogtmann (15) and Pete Escovedo (11).
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Pete Escovedo
born 1935Mexican-American jazz musician and percussionist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Pittsburg
24 more, from 1901 to 1995.
Mario Verduzco
Quarterbacks coach for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln football team.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Antioch: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pittsburg 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 (11)
- Dante Basco: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Vogtmann: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Escovedo: Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Miles: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coughran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Blackman: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Daniels: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Bonanno: Trackinfo at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dailey: Brian Dailey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broderick Perkins: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Colvin: Gossbull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons