#1Famous people · Santa Clarita
12 famous people were born in Santa Clarita, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Harry Carey, the American actor, with articles in 28 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 11 in all. Marcus Ferkranus, born in 2003, is the youngest, and Harry Carey, born in 1921, the first on record. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.5, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Harry Carey
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Harry Carey
Youngest
2003
Marcus Ferkranus
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
12
notable residents
What stands out about Santa Clarita’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Santa Clarita’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Santa Clarita is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
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 Santa Clarita
Harry Carey leads with articles in 28 languages, ahead of Colton Herta (18) and Kevan Miller (8).
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Santa Clarita
Still to come: 9 more, from 1971 to 2003.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Santa Clarita home
12 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Allyson Felix the best known.
Cesar Millan
born 1969Mexican - American dog trainer and television personality
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Famous people from the towns next door
Stevenson Ranch leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Clarita 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 (13)
- Harry Carey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colton Herta: Wolkenjaeger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevan Miller: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Smyth: Canyons News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Oliva: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Wolitarsky: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Mattmann: Juan Chavez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allyson Felix: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Schultz: Corey Bond from United States, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristy Swanson: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Braeden Lemasters: Dwaigne Quierra, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tania Gunadi: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Smith: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons