#1Famous people · San Marino
11 famous people were born in San Marino, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is David Lindley, the American musician, with articles in 16 languages. The next two names are Kaitlyn Chen and Donald Segretti. Kaitlyn Chen, born in 2002, is the youngest, and Tristram Potter Coffin, born in 1922, the first on record. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
David Lindley
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Tristram Potter Coffin
Youngest
2002
Kaitlyn Chen
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about San Marino’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When San Marino’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in San Marino
First, David Lindley (16 languages), then Kaitlyn Chen (6) and Donald Segretti (5).
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Known for
What San Marino is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in San Marino
The rest number 8, with 2 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called San Marino home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Allan Nevins the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Alhambra: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Marino 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 (9)
- David Lindley: Helge Øverås, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlyn Chen: DSA100, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Catherwood: rootseven from Anaheim, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven G. Kaplan: Jhillx01 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glenn: JohnGlennAsst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Bucknum: Harry Pot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Patton: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Field: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Baxter: ABC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons