#1Famous people · Taft
Most of the 9 famous people born in Taft came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 28 languages make the American actress Jeanne Cooper the best known. The list runs from Bill Bagnall, born in 1926, to Tracy Rogers, born in 1967. The biggest group are performers: 2. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 12.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jeanne Cooper
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Bill Bagnall
Youngest
1967
Tracy Rogers
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Taft
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Taft’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithMusicNotablePolitics & LawSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Taft is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Taft
6 more, from 1926 to 1967.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taft 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 (4)
- Jeanne Cooper: press photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Graham: Cheryl Graham, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Fimple: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Tuck: Marilyn Hauck, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons