#1Famous people · Torrance
42 famous people were born in Torrance, more of them musicians than in most towns
Michelle Kwan, the American figure skater and diplomat, is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. Behind the leader come Daryl Sabara and Jeremy Lin. 26 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Bob Hite, born in 1943, and the youngest Iva Jovic, born in 2007.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Michelle Kwan
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Bob Hite
Youngest
2007
Iva Jovic
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Torrance’s famous people
A town of musicians7 of the 42 people born here are musicians, 3× the usual share.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 39, the most recent in 2007.Known worldwideMichelle Kwan has a Wikipedia article in 48 languages.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live in Torrance, including Eve Torres.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Torrance is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Torrance’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 12 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Torrance
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Torrance
The rest number 39, with 17 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Torrance home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Torrance, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Redondo Beach: 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Torrance 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 (19)
- Michelle Kwan: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Sabara: OVERNIGHT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Lin: nikk_la, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aly Michalka: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- AJ Michalka: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Bornstein: Regular Daddy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Iva Jovic: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Carlton: sähkö, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Hite: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denzel Whitaker: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kim: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carla Esparza: Startup to Storefront, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Harris: Joannaclareharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Stevenson: IllaZilla, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Lange: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin McMillan: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Pepper: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Lilly: bridgetds on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons