#1Famous people · West Covina
47 famous people from West Covina, many of them athletes
Articles in 70 languages make the American actor Tim Robbins the best known. The largest group, 36, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 4.4 for every 10,000 residents. Only 27 of the 551 towns in California with anyone on record list more.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Tim Robbins
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1956
Jeff Cook
Youngest
2003
Jax Malcolm
Most common field
Sports
34 people
What stands out about West Covina’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Covina’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 15.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Covina
By how many languages cover them, Tim Robbins comes first (70), then Troy Aikman (23) and Craig Chester (14).
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Film, TV & Stage
Craig Chester
born 1965American actor and screenwriter
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Known for
What West Covina is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in West Covina
44 more, from 1956 to 2003.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Covina: 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Covina 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 (17)
- Tim Robbins: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Aikman: Leahdi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Giambi: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Wright: Dallas_Mavs_warmup_2009_playoffs_rd_2.jpg: David Herrera derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Gibson: 又黑蜗壳, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scheana Shay: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Llanes: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Clark: ぽこ太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos Fisher: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Ramos: Patrick Cristiano, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Camp: Porkrind, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo-Jo Reyes: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Johnson: HKT3012, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason David Frank: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raja Gemini: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Chavez: JonBroxton at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons