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Famous people · Rosemead
2 famous people were born in Rosemead
The best known is the American basketball player Wayne Englestad, with articles in 6 languages. The list has one more: the American drag performer Venus D Lite. The nearest list is next door in Montebello: 37 names, starting with Mirai Nagasu. Venus D Lite, born in 1984, is the youngest, and Wayne Englestad, born in 1965, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Wayne Englestad
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1965
Wayne Englestad
Youngest
1984
Venus D Lite
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Rosemead
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What Rosemead is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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A chosen home
Also called Rosemead home
Born elsewhere, Hock Lai Lee lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosemead 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 (6)
- Venus D Lite: Carolin Steele, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hock Lai Lee: Jaxon33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirai Nagasu: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Patton: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vania King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Diaz: Louisp12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons