#1Famous people · Riverside
Of the 35 famous people born in Riverside, an unusual share are performers
Amy Lee leads the list, covered in 68 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Reggie Miller, third to Barry Bonds. 14 of them were born since 1970. The largest group, 19, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Amy Lee
in 68 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Don Starr
Youngest
2003
Elsie Fisher
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Riverside’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 11 of the 35, 3.3 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 28 of them have been born here, the latest in 2003.Known worldwideAmy Lee has a Wikipedia article in 68 languages.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live in Riverside, including Ciara Hanna.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Riverside is known for
Riverside has 3.3× the usual share of performers.
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 Riverside’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawNotableFaithBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Riverside
Ranked by languages covered: Amy Lee with 68, then Reggie Miller with 47 and Barry Bonds with 38.
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Everyone else born in Riverside
Here are 32 more, born from 1917 to 2003.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Riverside home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Ciara Hanna.
Larry Geraty
born 1940Pacific Union College graduate with doctorate from Harvard University, 2nd President of La Sierra University and former President of the American Schools of Oriental Research
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverside 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 (17)
- Amy Lee: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Miller: Flickr user Philadelphia 76ers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bonds: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ivey: Photo by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellie Martin: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsie Fisher: Cal Laird, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan L. Hunter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite Moreau: Mitchell Weinstock, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Lucker: Stuart Sevastos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Miller: Aurelio Jose Barrera, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Agee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Takano: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Marshall: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Christiansen: © James F. Perry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ciara Hanna: RealTVFilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamaal Franklin: Djh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Gerhart: Melissa Hillier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons