#1Famous people · West Sacramento
West Sacramento is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Steve Sax, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The other is Burney Lamar, the American stock car racing driver. From Steve Sax to Burney Lamar, the births on the list run from 1960 to 1980. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Steve Sax
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1960
Steve Sax
Youngest
1980
Burney Lamar
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in West Sacramento
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Of the towns nearby, Sacramento lists the most people: 44.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Sacramento 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 (3)
- Steve Sax: Nathan Rupert from San Diego, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burney Lamar: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brie Larson: 2d Lt Jessica Cicchetto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons