#1Film, TV & Stage
Roger Smith
1932–2017American actor, film producer and screenwriter
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Famous people · South Gate
Athletes stand out among the 27 famous people born in South Gate
With articles in 21 languages, Roger Smith is the most widely known. Close behind are Lee Greenwood and Arleen Auger. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 25 in all. Only 93 of the 545 towns in California with anyone on record list more.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Roger Smith
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Pete Rozelle
Youngest
2005
Diego Rosales
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about South Gate’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What South Gate is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
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 South Gate
Roger Smith has articles in 21 languages, Lee Greenwood in 20 and Arleen Auger in 16.
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Through the years
When South Gate’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 11.
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Everyone else born in South Gate
A further 24 follow, born between 1926 and 2005.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Lynwood, with 62.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Gate 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 (15)
- Roger Smith: Warner Brothers Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Greenwood: DHSgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Rozelle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Harvey: Krusty from Saint Paul, MN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Buchla: Brandon Daniel from Sunnyvale, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Romar: Shotgun Spratling/Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Robert Munson: U.S. Federal Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Klein: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Huppert: Roger DeWitt on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Nen: Sports Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Weaver: Ben-Han, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Kimzey: John Albert Kimzey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Costner: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons