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Famous people · Roseville
34 famous people were born in Roseville, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Molly Ringwald, the American actress and writer, with articles in 47 languages. The next two names are John Ensign and Summer Sanders. Since 1970, 18 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 545 towns in California with famous people list more.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Molly Ringwald
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Ray Clemons
Youngest
2001
Madison Ayson
Most common field
Sports
23 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Roseville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Roseville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Roseville is known for
Roseville has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Roseville
The three are covered in 47, 31 and 22 languages: Molly Ringwald, John Ensign and Summer Sanders.
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Summer Sanders
born 1972American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress and former competition swimmer
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Roseville
Here are 31 more, born from 1921 to 2001.
Dominic Sandoval
born 1985American dancer, YouTube personality, television personality, and actor
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Roseville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Roseville, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Rocklin has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roseville 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 (16)
- John Ensign: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Summer Sanders: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Wolfe: Henry W. Laurisch, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas King: Themightyquill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Pruett: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Coupe: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Beaubier: Imprezagato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Sandoval: DanceOn, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madalyn Schiffel: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Susac: Eli Christman on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Guilmet: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Gaines: California State Board of Equalization, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Reynolds: Jerry_Reynolds_and_Grant_Napear.jpg: Matthew Addie derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Webb: Ganbaruby, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sematary: Spughetti, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandisa: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons