#1Famous people · Berkeley
A single famous person was born in Berkeley: Marianne Markowitz
Marianne Markowitz, the American government official, was born in 1966. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Of the towns next door, Ferguson lists the most: 6, with Tyron Woodley first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Marianne Markowitz
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1966
Marianne Markowitz
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Berkeley
#1A chosen home
Also called Berkeley home
One more notable person made the town home: Theodore Hoskins.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Ferguson: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berkeley 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)
- Marianne Markowitz: Small Business Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Jordan: Joshrummel88, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons