#1Famous people · Vallejo
49 famous people were born in Vallejo, more of them musicians than in most towns
The best known is the American racing driver Jeff Gordon, with articles in 65 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 25 were born, the most of any period. Over 103 years of births, the list goes from Bud Jamison (1894) to H.E.R. (1997). Births since 1970 account for 20 of the names.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Jeff Gordon
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Bud Jamison
Youngest
1997
H.E.R.
Most common field
Sports
22 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Vallejo’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Vallejo
Three names lead: Jeff Gordon (65 languages), H.E.R. (35) and April Bowlby (34).
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What Vallejo is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Vallejo’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 8 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Vallejo
46 more, from 1894 to 1996.
Natalie Coughlin
born 1982American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
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Joey Chestnut
born 1983American competitive eater and reality show contestant
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Rufus Bowen
1947–1978Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Vallejo home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Ernest J. Gaines the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Benicia has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vallejo 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 (14)
- Jeff Gordon: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H.E.R.: Authentic Culture Network, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- April Bowlby: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Coughlin: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Ghiorso: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Jamison: Hal Roach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- CC Sabathia: chris.ptacek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Kingston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Bash: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Buckner: Original uploader was Wahkeenah at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rae Armantrout: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Kyger: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Chestnut: Ethan from Manhattan, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison Mizner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons