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Famous people · Walnut Creek
Athletes stand out among the 48 famous people born in Walnut Creek
The best known is the American singer and musician Kyle Gass, with articles in 40 languages. Most were born since 1970: 32 of them. Born in 1947, Tom O'Lincoln is the first name on record, and Jackson Flora, born in 2005, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 547 towns in California with famous people list more.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Kyle Gass
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Tom O'Lincoln
Youngest
2005
Jackson Flora
Most common field
Sports
30 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Walnut Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Walnut Creek’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 13.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Walnut Creek is known for
Walnut Creek has 1.8× 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.
The best known
Born in Walnut Creek
Languages with an article: 40 for Kyle Gass, 37 for Christy Turlington, 28 for Randy Johnson.
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Everyone else born in Walnut Creek
Another 45, the earliest born in 1947.
busbee
1976–2019American songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive, and multi-instrumentalist
MusicWikipedia ↗
Lindsay Kay Hayward
born 1987American film actress and professional wrestler
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jeff Richards
born 1974American comedian, actor, impressionist: MADtv, Saturday Night Live
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Walnut Creek home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Ayesha Curry.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut Creek 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 (10)
- Randy Johnson: User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecilia Rouse: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Marie: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina Ionescu: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Sestero: Greg Sestero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matteo Jorgenson: Joost Pauwels, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Volynets: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayesha Curry: Llee52, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Tickner: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons