#1Famous people · Yorba Linda
23 famous people from Yorba Linda, many of them athletes
Articles in 28 languages make the American singer Sabrina Bryan the best known. Close behind are Matthew Hoppe and Chris Pontius. Most were born since 1970: 17 of them. The list runs from Carl Morris, born in 1911, to Tyler Armstrong, born in 2004.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Sabrina Bryan
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Carl Morris
Youngest
2004
Tyler Armstrong
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Yorba Linda’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Yorba Linda’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Yorba Linda is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 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 Yorba Linda
Languages with an article: 28 for Sabrina Bryan, 22 for Matthew Hoppe, 17 for Chris Pontius.
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Everyone else born in Yorba Linda
The rest number 20, with 12 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Yorba Linda home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Yorba Linda, though born elsewhere.
Gil Cisneros
born 1971United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
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Of the towns around it, Anaheim has the most on record: 43.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yorba Linda 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 (11)
- Sabrina Bryan: Dcimo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Pontius: Paul Frederiksen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan McMahon: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Force Hood: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Wallach: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Pettibone: Laura Nawrocik on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric J. Wesley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica McKenna: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Cisneros: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Benson: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie J. Block: Sarah_Ackerman from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons