#1Famous people · Vacaville
Of the 14 famous people born in Vacaville, an unusual share are athletes
With articles in 25 languages, Bonnie McKee is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Tawny Newsome and Willis Linn Jepson. 11 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Bonnie McKee
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Willis Linn Jepson
Youngest
1999
Carson Strong
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Vacaville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vacaville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vacaville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Vacaville
Musicians take two of the three places.
#1TN#2
Music
Tawny Newsome
born 1983American musician, comedian, actress, writer and podcaster
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Everyone else born in Vacaville
The other 11 span the years 1887 to 1999.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Fairfield has the longest list next door: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vacaville 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 (11)
- Bonnie McKee: Justin Higuchi jus10h, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Linn Jepson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank H. Buck: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Gonsolin: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrett Bush: Jarrett_Bush_with_U.S._Sailors_and_Marines.jpg: MC2 Joshua Mann derivative work: Delaywaves talk • contribs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Williams: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Strong: User:DrewieStewie, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Marquez: User Brad E. Williams on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robyn Stevens: Habst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Sells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes Moné: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons