#1The 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.
What stands out about Sebastopol’s famous people
When Sebastopol’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Sebastopol
First, Karen Valentine (16 languages), then Luke Lamperti (10) and Hubert B. Scudder (5).
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#3What 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 else born in Sebastopol
Still to come: 4 more, from 1978 to 1986.
No one matches both filters.
Also called Sebastopol home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Sebastopol, though born elsewhere.

Carl Malamud
born 1959American technologist, author and public domain advocate
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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.
Photo credits (5)
- Karen Valentine: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Lamperti: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert B. Scudder: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Malamud: Joi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca De Mornay: Original: Sara Morishige Williams from San Francisco, CA, USA Derivative work: Cryptic-waveform / WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
