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Famous people · Watsonville
Performers stand out among the 27 famous people born in Watsonville
Most widely known is Tony Carey, the American-Born musician, with articles in 17 languages. The racecar driver Bob Scott ranks second, ahead of Jerry Norman. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. 9 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Tony Carey
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Tote Du Crow
Youngest
1999
Adrian Rebollar
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Watsonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Watsonville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Watsonville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.6 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 Watsonville
Tony Carey leads with articles in 17 languages, ahead of Bob Scott (13) and Jerry Norman (12).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Watsonville
The other 24 span the years 1858 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Watsonville home
Born elsewhere, Annie Elisabeth Law lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watsonville 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 (7)
- Bob Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Sears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Tung Foo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tote Du Crow: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Sambrailo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrián Zamora: Stephreef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Kurtz: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons