#1Famous people · Ridgecrest
The 7 famous people born in Ridgecrest, led by Mark Hoppus
Most widely known is Mark Hoppus, the American musician and record producer, with articles in 39 languages. Jennifer O'Dell is second and J. D. Martin third. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Brett Battles, born in 1962, the newest to J. D. Martin, born in 1983.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Mark Hoppus
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Brett Battles
Youngest
1983
J. D. Martin
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Ridgecrest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ridgecrest’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ridgecrest
Mark Hoppus, Jennifer O'Dell and J. D. Martin are written about in 39, 14 and 7 languages.
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What Ridgecrest is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Still to come: 4 more, from 1962 to 1977.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgecrest 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)
- Mark Hoppus: Brennan Schnell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Martin: https://www.flickr.com/people/misschatter/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Battles: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons