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Famous people · Bakersfield
6 famous people were born in Bakersfield
The best known is the American politician Thomas Child, with articles in 4 languages. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all. From Peter Bent Brigham in 1807 to Lee Stephen Tillotson in 1874, the births cover 67 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas Child
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Peter Bent Brigham
Youngest
1874
Lee Stephen Tillotson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Bakersfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bakersfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 1.
Politics & LawMilitaryBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bakersfield
Languages with an article: 4 for Thomas Child, 3 for Lee Stephen Tillotson, 3 for Peter Bent Brigham.
#2Military
Lee Stephen Tillotson
1874–1957Army National Guard Brigadier General
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Bakersfield is known for
Bakersfield has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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Everyone else born in Bakersfield
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Close by, Fairfield counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bakersfield 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 (7)
- Lee Stephen Tillotson: William Hartley Jeffrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bent Brigham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erasmus D. Shattuck: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McMahon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester A. Arthur: Abraham Bogardus / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmina M. Roys Gavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Mason Hopper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons