John Hopkins tops a list of 5 famous people born in Ramona
John Hopkins, the American motorcycle racer, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Second place goes to the American soccer player CoCo Goodson, third to Jake Gagne. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Births span 1951 to 1993, from Dave Cripe to Jake Gagne.
What stands out about Ramona’s famous people
When Ramona’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Ramona
Counted by languages, John Hopkins is ahead of CoCo Goodson and Jake Gagne: 14, 7 and 4.
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#3Everyone else born in Ramona
The rest number 2, with 2 athletes among them.

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Famous people from the towns next door
San Diego has the longest list next door: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ramona 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 (3)
- CoCo Goodson: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Gagne: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Borneman III: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons