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Famous people · Stanford
Writers and artists stand out among the 25 famous people born in Stanford
Most widely known is Deborah S. Jin, the American physicist, with articles in 24 languages. The largest group, 12, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.4, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 544 towns in California with famous people list more.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Deborah S. Jin
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Harald Andersson
Youngest
2002
Lucy Li
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
13
notable residents
What stands out about Stanford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stanford’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stanford is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Stanford
First, Deborah S. Jin (24 languages), then Andrew W.K. (18) and Jon Fisher (17).
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Everyone else born in Stanford
A further 22 follow, born between 1907 and 2002.
Elad Nehorai
born 1984American writer, activist, and social and political commentator
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Stanford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Stanford, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Palo Alto, at 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanford 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 (16)
- Andrew W.K.: Roberta, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Fisher: Dfcole, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harald Andersson: Vicke Malmström, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrien Costa: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gall: Jeff Kramer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diogo Abreu: Miriam Jeske, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Athens: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Kamangar: Lisa Mazzucco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Hoover: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Ledecky: Mledecky, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Hook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Solomon: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Kennedy: Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons