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Famous people · Westminster
Athletes stand out among the 20 famous people born in Westminster
The best known is the American soccer player Paul Caligiuri, with articles in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Jarin Blaschke and Deen Castronovo. More than half were born since 1970, 15 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Albert Jesse Bowley, Sr., born in 1875, the newest to Trent McDuffie, born in 2000.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Paul Caligiuri
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Albert Jesse Bowley, Sr.
Youngest
2000
Trent McDuffie
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Westminster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westminster’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 7.
SportsMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westminster is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.1 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 Westminster
Counted by languages, Paul Caligiuri is ahead of Jarin Blaschke and Deen Castronovo: 21, 14 and 12.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Westminster
Of the other 17, 14 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Westminster home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jamie Subandhi the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Huntington Beach, at 44.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westminster 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)
- Jarin Blaschke: PunkToad from oakland, us, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deen Castronovo: Tommy-Orange, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent McDuffie: Spc. Joshua Holladay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Laird: Cbl62 on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Klesko: User shgmom56 on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Coleman: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Hayward: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Jesse Bowley, Sr.: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Burns: Spaluch1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Mahle: Kdolson20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Subandhi: Sportsfan 1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tri Ta: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Đặng Tuyết Mai: John Malmin, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Hoang: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren German: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keri Russell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Holland: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons