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Famous people · Sebastopol

The 7 famous people born in Sebastopol, led by Karen Valentine

Most widely known is Karen Valentine, the American actress, with articles in 16 languages. Births span 1888 to 2002, from Hubert B. Scudder to Luke Lamperti. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 9.4 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownKaren ValentineFilm, TV & Stage · born 1947
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Karen Valentine
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Hubert B. Scudder
Youngest
2002
Luke Lamperti
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Sebastopol’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Sebastopol’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Hubert B. ScudderLuke LampertiKaren Valentine
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Sebastopol

First, Karen Valentine (16 languages), then Luke Lamperti (10) and Hubert B. Scudder (5).

Karen Valentine#1
Film, TV & Stage

Karen Valentine

born 1947

American actress

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Luke Lamperti#2
Sports

Luke Lamperti

born 2002

American cyclist

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Hubert B. Scudder#3
Politics & Law

Hubert B. Scudder

1888–1968

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Sebastopol is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.

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 Sebastopol

Still to come: 4 more, from 1978 to 1986.

GG

Greyson Gunheim

born 1986

Player of American football

IA

Isaac Arthur

born 1980

American science communicator

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Sebastopol home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Sebastopol, though born elsewhere.

Carl Malamud

Carl Malamud

born 1959

American technologist, author and public domain advocate

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Santa Rosa, with 48.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sebastopol 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.

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