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Famous people · Red Bluff
13 famous people were born in Red Bluff, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 15 languages make the American conductor Robert Shaw the best known. Close behind are Tom Bruce and Al Geiberger. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. Claude C. McColloch, born in 1888, is the earliest name and Chuck Cecil, born in 1964, the latest.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Robert Shaw
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Claude C. McColloch
Youngest
1964
Chuck Cecil
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Red Bluff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Red Bluff is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
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 Red Bluff’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Red Bluff
Athletes take two of the three places.
TB#2
Sports
Tom Bruce
1952–2020American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AG#3
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Everyone else born in Red Bluff
10 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Red Bluff home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Red Bluff, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Bluff 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 (4)
- Jesse Freitas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chiarello: Curtis & Renee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Joiner: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton P. Chipman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons