#1Famous people · San Mateo
48 famous people were born in San Mateo, more of them performers than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American football player Tom Brady, covered in 58 languages. Second and third on the list are Barry Bostwick and Dennis Haysbert. Between 1920 and 1969, 34 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 12 were born since 1970.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Tom Brady
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
E. Preston Ames
Youngest
2003
Joshua Yuan
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about San Mateo’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 10 of the 48, 2.2 times the usual share.Known worldwideTom Brady has an article in 58 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesSince 1950, 27 of them have been born here, the latest in 2003.48 notable peopleSan Mateo lists 48 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What San Mateo is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.2 times as common.
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 San Mateo
Languages with an article: 58 for Tom Brady, 57 for Barry Bostwick, 38 for Dennis Haysbert.
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#3Through the years
When San Mateo’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 13 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in San Mateo
Still to come: 45 more, from 1906 to 2003.
Terri Stickles
born 1946American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, former world record-holder
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Brian Beirne
born 1946American disc jockey, radio personality; host/promoter/producer of music shows
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A chosen home
Also called San Mateo home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jeff Black the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering San Mateo.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Mateo 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 (11)
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Haysbert: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Carradine: Bearbeiter: Frank C. Müller, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Naroditsky: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Varsi: Hollywood Press Syndicate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Trucco: Johnmaxmena2johnmaxmena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Francis: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoe Lofgren: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Eastman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Corbett: Gfcorbett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Crosby: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons