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Famous people · Pasadena
Of the 22 famous people born in Pasadena, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the American-Greek basketball player Thomas Walkup, covered in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Russell Harvard and Emily Chan. 11 of them were born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Thomas Walkup
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Jeff Millar
Youngest
1997
Christian Lucatero
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Pasadena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pasadena’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pasadena is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.9 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 Pasadena
By how many languages cover them, Thomas Walkup comes first (15), then Russell Harvard (14) and Emily Chan (11).
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Everyone else born in Pasadena
Here are 19 more, born from 1942 to 1997.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Houston’s, at 31 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pasadena 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)
- Emily Chan: FloweringDagwood, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Green: Westcoaster777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Darby: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Walker: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Tobin: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gray: The Alaska Landmine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Robison: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LeeAnne Locken: Paws in the City, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex M. Rogers: Bbbremi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Duff: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zane Gonzalez: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons