#1Famous people · Sonoma
21 famous people come from Sonoma, Tim Schafer the best known
At the top of the list is the American video game designer Tim Schafer, covered in 26 languages. Ada Limón is second and David Ury third. 9 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 19.7, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Tim Schafer
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Walter E. Bryant
Youngest
1987
Michael Daly
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Sonoma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sonoma’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sonoma
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2DU#3
Known for
What Sonoma is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.4 times as common.
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 Sonoma
18 more names, born between 1861 and 1987.
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A chosen home
Also called Sonoma home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Carolyn Kizer the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sonoma 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)
- Tim Schafer: Thespaff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Limón: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Wallace: Hourick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter E. Bryant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodrigo Sales: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Jones: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Daly: Splitfire1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Kizer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agoston Haraszthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons