38.5753° N, 121.4861° W
SACRAMENTO
Most Famous People Born in Sacramento, United States
- Notable people
- 682
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1967
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 11.9×
A Central Valley capital whose page reads less like a statehouse town than a farm club for the West Coast entertainment industry — an Actor bench at better than twice the global baseline, a surprisingly thick Screenwriter presence, and a Baseball cohort running at nearly twelve times baseline, the long tail of those dry, warm valley afternoons where scouts still come looking.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Sacramento during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 134 notable births.
What Sacramento Is Known For
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Football is Sacramento's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (108).
Sacramento over-indexes on baseball — 11.9× the global rate.
Sacramento under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Sacramento's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Other
- Field: Singer Clear ×
Gregory Porter
Born 1971
John Lloyd Young
Born 1975
Kevin Gilbert (musician)
1966 - 1996
Ryan Roxie
Born 1965
Janis Martin (soprano)
1939 - 2014
Butterscotch (performer)
Born 1985
John McCrea (musician)
Born 1964
Brianna Lea Pruett
1983 - 2015
Scott Miller (pop musician)
1960 - 2013
V. Rose
Born 1989
Teal Wicks
Born 1982
James House (singer)
Born 1955
Anton Barbeau
Born 1967
Mary Love
1943 - 2013
Will Anderson (singer)
Born 1986
Khalil (singer)
Born 1994
Sherrick
1957 - 1999
Sean Rowley (singer)
1969 - 1992