#1Famous people · Upland
The 6 famous people born in Upland, led by Heather Lind
At the top of the list is the American actress Heather Lind, covered in 17 languages. Vincent Paterson and Bris Lord follow. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. The first birth on record is Bris Lord’s, in 1883, and the last Heather Lind’s, in 1983.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Heather Lind
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Bris Lord
Youngest
1983
Heather Lind
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Upland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Upland’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 1.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Upland
Performers take two of the three places.
#1VP#2
Film, TV & Stage
Vincent Paterson
born 1950American choreographer and film director
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#3Known for
What Upland is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Upland
3 more names, born between 1914 and 1976.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upland 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)
- Heather Lind: Flickr user Greg2600 [2], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bris Lord: Paul Thompson, 10 Spruce Street, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Waters: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons