#1Famous people · Sunnyvale
15 famous people were born in Sunnyvale, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American actress Camille Guaty, with articles in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Diego Luna and Bruce Wilhelm. The list runs from Bruce Wilhelm, born in 1945, to Diego Luna, born in 2003. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 7 of them.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Camille Guaty
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Bruce Wilhelm
Youngest
2003
Diego Luna
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Sunnyvale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sunnyvale’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sunnyvale is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2 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.
The best known
Born in Sunnyvale
Camille Guaty has articles in 19 languages, Diego Luna in 17 and Bruce Wilhelm in 7.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Sunnyvale
Here are 12 more, born from 1951 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Sunnyvale home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Mark Rober the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Santa Clara has the most on record, with 61.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunnyvale 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 (10)
- Camille Guaty: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diego Luna: u/reepers_hellcat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Marshall: Lincoln Ficek on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Bennett: Scott Picker for The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hawkins: Futuronyc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Rober: Newhcrossaint, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Wojcicki: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wills: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Boitano: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrie Fair-Allen: Embassy of the United States in Paraguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons