#1Famous people · Santa Ynez
A single famous person was born in Santa Ynez: Ed Fitz Gerald
In 1924, the American baseball player and coach Ed Fitz Gerald was born. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. 5 languages have an article about them. Next door, the list for Solvang holds 2, Alison Tetrick first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Ed Fitz Gerald
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Ed Fitz Gerald
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Santa Ynez
#1A chosen home
Also called Santa Ynez home
Born elsewhere, John Corbett lived here.
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Of the towns around it, Solvang has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Ynez 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 (3)
- Ed Fitz Gerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alison Tetrick: Eli Christman from Richmond, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons