11 famous people from Temecula, many of them athletes
Articles in 20 languages make the American actress Emily Bader the best known. Howard Scott Gentry is second and Stephanie Malherbe third. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Reggie Attache, born in 1894, to Haiden Deegan, born in 2006.
What stands out about Temecula’s famous people
When Temecula’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Temecula is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Temecula
First, Emily Bader (20 languages), then Howard Scott Gentry (11) and Stephanie Malherbe (9).
#3Stephanie Malherbe
born 1996South African-American soccer player
Everyone else born in Temecula
8 more names, born between 1894 and 2006.




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Also called Temecula home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Temecula, though born elsewhere.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Murrieta counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Temecula 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)
- Stephanie Malherbe: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassidy Wolf: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jabin Sambrano: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Krissy Chin: petechons, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Mitchell: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Norris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Tomlinson: Neal Brennan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Benard: SAMHSA from Rockville, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailie Deegan: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rickie Fowler: Brandonlw97, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
