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Famous people · San Carlos
7 famous people come from San Carlos, Kathryn Bigelow the best known
Articles in 72 languages make the American filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow the best known. Hunter Bishop and Scott Lighty follow. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Phyllis Stern, born in 1925, the newest to Hunter Bishop, born in 1998.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kathryn Bigelow
in 72 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Phyllis Stern
Youngest
1998
Hunter Bishop
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about San Carlos’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When San Carlos’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 3 births.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in San Carlos
Languages with an article: 72 for Kathryn Bigelow, 4 for Hunter Bishop, 3 for Scott Lighty.
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What San Carlos is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 4.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in San Carlos
The other 4 span the years 1925 to 1985.
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Around it, Redwood City has the most people on record, 45 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Carlos 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 (4)
- Hunter Bishop: Barry Stahl on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Lighty: Marty Rockatansky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Ron: Bobwielder223, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons