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Famous people · Tiburon

4 famous people call Tiburon their birthplace

Articles in 7 languages make the American actress Shoshana Bush the best known. Sam Chapman, the American baseball player, comes second, with Frederic Honebein third. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 4.4 for every 10,000 residents. From Sam Chapman in 1916 to Shoshana Bush in 1988, the births cover 72 years.

#2 best knownSam ChapmanSports · 1916–2006
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Shoshana Bush
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Sam Chapman
Youngest
1988
Shoshana Bush
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents

What stands out about Tiburon’s famous people

The best known

Born in Tiburon

Athletes take two of the three places.

SB#1
Film, TV & Stage

Shoshana Bush

born 1988

American actress

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Sam Chapman#2
Sports

Sam Chapman

1916–2006

American baseball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FH#3
Sports

Frederic Honebein

born 1968

American rower

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Tiburon’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1980s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Larry RobinsonSam Chapman
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Tiburon is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Tiburon

1 more, best known first.

A chosen home

Also called Tiburon home

Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Brad Bird.

BB

Brad Bird

born 1957

American film director, animator, screenwriter and producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Torben Ulrich

Torben Ulrich

1928–2023

Danish tennis player, jazz musician, filmmaker and writer

Allen Drury

Allen Drury

1918–1998

American novelist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Julie Chaiken

Julie Chaiken

born 1967

American fashion designer

Richard Louis Miller

Richard Louis Miller

born 1939

American psychologist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is San Francisco’s, with 25.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tiburon 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.

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