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Famous people · Seal Beach
6 famous people were born in Seal Beach, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 32 languages make the American actor Jimmy Bennett the best known. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Pat McCormick, born in 1930, and the youngest Jimmy Bennett, born in 1996. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 2.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Bennett
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Pat McCormick
Youngest
1996
Jimmy Bennett
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Seal Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Seal Beach’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Seal Beach is known for
Seal Beach has 1.9× 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 Seal Beach
Counted by languages, Jimmy Bennett is ahead of Susan Egan and Pat McCormick: 32, 29 and 27.
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Everyone else born in Seal Beach
Another 3, 3 of them athletes.
Carey Hart
born 1975American freestyle motocross, motorcycle and off-road truck racer
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A chosen home
Also called Seal Beach home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Seal Beach, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Long Beach has the most on record, with 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seal Beach 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 (9)
- Pat McCormick: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey Hart: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Wasikowski: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Ward: Vertigo Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Park Steel: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren German: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Holland: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanagan: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons