#1Famous people · Westlake Village
Performers stand out among the 16 famous people born in Westlake Village
Articles in 28 languages make the American actor Jonathan Lipnicki the best known. Since 1970, 16 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Darren Doane’s, in 1972, and the last Patrick Mekari’s, in 1997. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 20.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Lipnicki
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1972
Darren Doane
Youngest
1997
Patrick Mekari
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Westlake Village’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westlake Village’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 7 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westlake Village is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.7 times as common.
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 Westlake Village
Two of the three are performers.
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Everyone else born in Westlake Village
Of the other 13, 9 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Westlake Village home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Mickey Rooney the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Agoura Hills has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westlake Village 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 (15)
- Jonathan Lipnicki: Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Fleming: Baker1685, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wilson: Chase N. on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Anderson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Koval: San José Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Palmer: Jim Larrison, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Bachman: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Doane: Paul J Daly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Mekari: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Carpenter: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Spruce: Something is not right, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Rooney: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Money: Wmshprd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Johnson: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Thor: Julienne Loreto, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons