#1Famous people · Vista
Of the 7 famous people born in Vista, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Tony Wolters, the American baseball player, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are Heather Youmans and Leon Hall. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.7, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Tony Wolters
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Al Katrazz
Youngest
1993
Stefan McClure
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Vista’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vista’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vista is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.4 times.
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 Vista
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Sports
Leon Hall
born 1984American football player, defensive back, cornerback
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Vista
4 more, from 1971 to 1993.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Vista home
One more notable person made the town home: Amelia Brodka.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Oceanside has the longest list next door: 62.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vista 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 (5)
- Tony Wolters: US Air Force Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Youmans: Jon MacLennan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Hall: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Bassett: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Regan: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons