#1Famous people · Rio Vista
2 famous people call Rio Vista their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Bill Wight, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the Portuguese writer Francisco Nunes da Rosa. The list runs from Francisco Nunes da Rosa, born in 1871, to Bill Wight, born in 1922. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bill Wight
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Francisco Nunes da Rosa
Youngest
1922
Bill Wight
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Rio Vista
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Known for
What Rio Vista is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Rio Vista home
Born elsewhere, Andrea R. Canaan lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rio Vista 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 (1)
- Bill Wight: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons