#1Famous people · Whittier
50 famous people were born in Whittier, more of them performers than in most towns
With articles in 77 languages, Fergie is the most widely known. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 31 of them. 17 were born in 1970 or later. From Wally Hood in 1895 to Cameron Dallas in 1994, the births cover 99 years.
Born here
50
notable people
Best known
Fergie
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Wally Hood
Youngest
1994
Cameron Dallas
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Whittier’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Whittier is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.4 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 Whittier
Fergie leads with articles in 77 languages, ahead of Eric Stoltz (41) and George Allen (30).
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#3Through the years
When Whittier’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 16 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Whittier
47 more, 19 of them athletes.
Jack Babashoff
born 1955American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, world record-holder
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Jack Cooper
born 1963American composer, arranger, orchestrator, multireedist, and music educator
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A chosen home
Also called Whittier home
Born elsewhere, Gabriel Iglesias lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whittier 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 (14)
- Fergie: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stoltz: oscalito, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Dallas: The Paparazzi Gamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Babashoff: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a state created local agency., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Villaseñor: Kyle Mizono, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Heineman: Official GDC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sweet: PHOTO BY MATT BECKER www.melodicrockconcerts.com [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kherington Payne: Aine D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Gray: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick D'Virgilio: Holger Nassenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oz Fox: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel Iglesias: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Syme: Roberts Photography, published by El Rancho High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons