#1Famous people · Santa Paula
11 famous people were born in Santa Paula, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American actor Eric Fleming, covered in 18 languages. The next two names are Danny Flores and Charles M. Teague. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.5, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to Thurmond Clarke, born in 1902, the newest to Randy Mendoza, born in 1996.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Eric Fleming
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Thurmond Clarke
Youngest
1996
Randy Mendoza
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Santa Paula
Eric Fleming, Danny Flores and Charles M. Teague are written about in 18, 6 and 5 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Santa Paula’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Santa Paula is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.3 times.
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 Santa Paula
8 more names, born between 1902 and 1996.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Santa Paula home
One more notable person made the town home: Jessie Arms Botke.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Paula 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 (6)
- Eric Fleming: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Teague: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Outland: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Colborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurmond Clarke: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Holman: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons