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Famous people · San Pablo

Of the 9 famous people born in San Pablo, an unusual share are athletes

Articles in 7 languages make the American boxer Raul Rojas the best known. The next two names are Gene Clines and Kimberley Dahme. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 7 of them. Susan Myra Kingsbury, born in 1870, is the earliest name and D'Marco Farr, born in 1971, the latest.

#1 best knownRaul RojasSports · 1941–2012
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Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Raul Rojas
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Susan Myra Kingsbury
Youngest
1971
D'Marco Farr
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about San Pablo’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When San Pablo’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Eddie MillerKimberley DahmeSusan Myra Kingsbury
SportsMusicScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What San Pablo is known for

San Pablo has 2.2× 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 San Pablo

Three names lead: Raul Rojas (7 languages), Gene Clines (5) and Kimberley Dahme (5).

Raul Rojas#1
Sports

Raul Rojas

1941–2012

American boxer

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gene Clines#2
Sports

Gene Clines

1946–2022

American baseball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Kimberley Dahme#3
Music

Kimberley Dahme

born 1966

American musician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in San Pablo

6 more, best known first.

DF

D'Marco Farr

born 1971

Player of American football

Susan Myra Kingsbury

Susan Myra Kingsbury

1870–1949

Professor of economics

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called San Pablo home

One more notable person made the town home: Candy Dawson Boyd.

CB

Candy Dawson Boyd

born 1946

American writer, activist and educator

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Richmond, with 46.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Pablo 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.

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