#1Famous people · Redding
Athletes stand out among the 34 famous people born in Redding
The best known is the American soccer player Megan Rapinoe, with articles in 70 languages. Brian Sandoval is second and Francesca Eastwood third. 19 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 12 of the names.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Megan Rapinoe
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Mel Hein
Youngest
2000
Luke Jager
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Redding’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Redding’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Redding
Megan Rapinoe, Brian Sandoval and Francesca Eastwood are written about in 70, 28 and 22 languages.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge
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#3Known for
What Redding is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 1.6 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 Redding
Another 31, the earliest born in 1909.
Brian Dahle
born 1965American politician serving in the California State Senate
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Redding.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redding 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 (13)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Jones: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Hein: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dahle: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Rogers: Ewoman17, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Martinez: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Machen: Stanley Weston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Baugh: OCNative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Kennedy: MateoK9, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Nichols: Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynne Roberts: BigBen212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons