#1Film, TV & Stage
Jessica Alba
born 1981American actress and businesswoman
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Famous people · Pomona
Musicians stand out among the 61 famous people born in Pomona
Articles in 114 languages make the American actress and businesswoman Jessica Alba the best known. Tom Waits is second and Victor Glover third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 36 in all. The first birth on record is Harry Fox’s, in 1882, and the last Cody Freeman’s, in 2001.
Born here
61
notable people
Best known
Jessica Alba
in 114 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Harry Fox
Youngest
2001
Cody Freeman
Most common field
Sports
27 people
What stands out about Pomona’s famous people
Known worldwideJessica Alba has an article in 114 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesSince 1950, 40 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.A town of musicians7 of the 61 people born here are musicians, 2.1× the usual share.61 notable peopleWith 61 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Pomona
Jessica Alba leads with articles in 114 languages, ahead of Tom Waits (66) and Victor Glover (44).
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#3Through the years
When Pomona’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 11 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineNotablePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pomona is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Pomona
58 more, 27 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pomona 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 (23)
- Jessica Alba: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Waits: Published by Asylum Records. Photographer uncredited and unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Glover: Josh Valcarcel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Harper: Victor Diaz Lamich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Field: Francophile17, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark McGwire: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Seagren: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rozz Williams: B.Dippel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Pitzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm McKenna: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tarjan: GFHund, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cold 187um: BOSS TALK 101, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Fox: Photograph close to a century old and believed to be in the Public Domain., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Green: Larry the legend, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Leman: Ldleman2008, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Keough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millard Sheets: CalART.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Rodriguez: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Morgan: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Buckley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadia Mejia: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Chavez: JonBroxton at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons