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Famous people · Santa Maria
Writers and artists stand out among the 38 famous people born in Santa Maria
At the top of the list is the American actor Conrad Ricamora, covered in 18 languages. 27 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From B. Rey Schauer in 1891 to Matt Sauer in 1999, the births cover 108 years. Births since 1970 account for 10 of the names.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Conrad Ricamora
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
B. Rey Schauer
Youngest
1999
Matt Sauer
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Santa Maria’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Santa Maria’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Santa Maria is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
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 Maria
Two of the three are athletes.
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Sports
Marla Runyan
born 1969Blind paralympics competitor, Athletics competitor, long distance runner, heptathlete, sprinter, jumper, thrower
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Santa Maria
35 more, best known first.
Harrell Fletcher
born 1967American social practice and relational aesthetics artist and professor
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Maria 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 (17)
- Evan Patak: MaryG90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Ventura: Jesse_Orosco_Dwight_Gooden_and_Robin_Ventura.jpg: Michael Baron from Bronx, NY, USA derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel Maldonado: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Lonborg: Boston Red Sox / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Black: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myriam Gurba: Nayobim, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bernier: Tony Shek: Flickr, Twitter, email, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimy Williams: Original uploader was Coberst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Sauer: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Wallace Tashima: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Helms: Ecolives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilson: –Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David G. Armstrong: Dgax, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Campbell: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Boehnke: Joseph Siemandel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Kelly: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Seaman: DashiellHammett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons