#1Famous people · Union City
Union City counts 6 famous people, first among them Joey Bragg
Most widely known is Joey Bragg, the American actor and comedian, with articles in 19 languages. The next two names are Avantika Vandanapu and Vicky Galindo. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Aaron Ledesma (1971) and Avantika Vandanapu (2005) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Joey Bragg
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Aaron Ledesma
Youngest
2005
Avantika Vandanapu
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Union City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Union City’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Union City
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Known for
What Union City is known for
Union City has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
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 Union City
Here are 3 more, born from 1971 to 1981.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hayward counts 47 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union City 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)
- Joey Bragg: KidsPickFlicks, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avantika Vandanapu: Anupamacr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicky Galindo: Missjessica254Jessica Poer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wills: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons