#1Famous people · Sonora
From 1884 to 1999, Sonora was the birthplace of 18 famous people
At the top of the list is the American mixed martial artist T.J. Dillashaw, covered in 22 languages. The largest group, 8, was born since 1970. T.J. Dillashaw, the best known, was born in 1986. For every 10,000 residents the town has 36.6, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
T.J. Dillashaw
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Crystal Brilliant Snow Jenne
Youngest
1999
Keely Cashman
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Sonora’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sonora’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sonora
The three are covered in 22, 14 and 14 languages: T.J. Dillashaw, Jenny O'Hara and Larry J. Franco.
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Known for
What Sonora is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Sonora
15 more, from 1884 to 1999.
Crystal Brilliant Snow Jenne
1884–1968American schoolteacher, musician and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sonora 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)
- T.J. Dillashaw: K.O. Artist Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Mouron Belli: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Prestia: Brett Valentine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Coke: GabboT on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Dwelley: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Duncan: Wesley Duncan campaign team, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Parry: Brett_Favre_handoff_MNF_2006.jpg: Jame Healy derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pilar Schiavo: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Winn Carlson: Lauriemariecarlson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons