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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.

Through the Decades

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 baseball11.9× the global rate.

Sacramento under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football108
  2. Baseball92
  3. Actor85
  4. Basket36
  5. Politician31
  6. Music25
  7. Singer18
  8. Player18
  1. Baseball9211.9×
  2. Golf1311.2×
  3. Guitar88.1×
  4. Songwriter97.1×
  5. Basket364.2×
  6. Screenwriter124.0×
  7. Music252.6×
  8. Actor852.4×
  1. Writer80.4×
  2. Politician310.4×

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.

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682 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Donald Butler

Born 1988

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0302 BASEBALL

John Vukovich

1947 - 2007

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0303 POLO

George Schroth

1899 - 1989

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0304 PLAYER

Scott Warner (tennis)

Born 1965

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0305 GOLF

Spencer Levin

Born 1984

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0306 FILM

Laura Adams Armer

1874 - 1963

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0307 SCREENWRITER

Chris Kelly (writer)

Born 1983

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0308 BODYBUILDER

Melvin Anthony

Born 1972

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0309 BOXER

Loreto Garza

Born 1962

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0310 LAWYER

Gary Knell

Born 1954

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0311 FILM

Neal Jimenez

Born 1960

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0312 BASEBALL

Jay Hughes

1874 - 1924

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0313 BASEBALL

Stan Hack

1909 - 1979

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0314 MODEL

Nicole Mitchell Murphy

Born 1968

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0315 SONGWRITER

Kevin Seconds

Born 1961

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0316 ACTOR

George Manley

Born 1965

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0317 PAINTER

Caroline Mytinger

1897 - 1980

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0318 SONGWRITER

Roger Voudouris

1954 - 2003

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0319 SWIMMER

John Ferris (swimmer)

1949 - 2020

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0320 BASEBALL

Kyle Lloyd

Born 1990

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0321 FOOTBALL

James Sample (American football)

Born 1992

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0322 BASEBALL

Mike Fischlin

Born 1955

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0323 FOOTBALL

Erik Coleman

Born 1982

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0324 PAINTER

MC Ride

Born 1978

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0325 FOOTBALL

Marlon Moore

Born 1987

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0326 SINGER

James House (singer)

Born 1955

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0327 EDUCATOR

William John Cooper

1882 - 1935

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0328 FOOTBALL

Spencer Havner

Born 1983

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0329 FOOTBALL

Don Jackson (American football)

Born 1993

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0330 BASEBALL

Dick Ruthven

Born 1951

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0331 FOOTBALL

Terrance Mitchell

Born 1992

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0332 LAWYER

Thomas Jamison MacBride

1914 - 2000

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0333 WRITER

Kenneth Walton (writer)

Born 1967

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0334 RAPPER

T-Nutty

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0335 BASEBALL

Ricky Barrett

Born 1981

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0336 FOOTBALL

Darrin Nelson

Born 1959

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0337 NOVELIST

Karin Kallmaker

Born 1960

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0338 SONGWRITER

Shayna Steele

Born 1975

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0339 HISTORIAN

James H. McClintock

1844 - 1934

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0340 SPORT

Mike Lange

Born 1948

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0341 VISUAL EFFECTS

Steve Preeg

Born 1970

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0342 BASKET

Chase Tapley

Born 1991

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0343 GEOGRAPHER

Clarence Glacken

1909 - 1989

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0344 CONVICT

Hunter Moore

Born 1986

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0345 SKIER

Kristin Krone

Born 1968

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0346 GOLF

Scott McCarron

Born 1965

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0347 BIOCHEMIST

Edward D. Goldberg

1921 - 2008

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0348 FOOTBALL

D'Aundre Reed

Born 1988

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0349 PRODUCER

Paul Stojanovich

1956 - 2003

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0350 SONGWRITER

Brian Wheat

Born 1963

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0351 SINGER

Anton Barbeau

Born 1967

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0352 SINGER

Mary Love

1943 - 2013

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0353 BASKET

James Phelan (American football)

1892 - 1974

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0354 BASEBALL

Bill McNulty

Born 1946

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0355 FOOTBALL

Trevor Matich

Born 1961

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0356 RACE CAR

Johannes van Overbeek

Born 1973

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0357 BASEBALL

Matt Walbeck

Born 1969

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0358 BASEBALL

Tony Mounce

Born 1975

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0359 ACTOR

Shorty Mack

Born 1981

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0360 SCREENWRITER

A. P. Younger

1890 - 1931

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0361 BASEBALL

Tim Wheeler (baseball)

Born 1988

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0362 COMPOSER

Chris Hayes (Musiker)

Born 1957

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0363 FOOTBALL

Eason Ramson

Born 1956

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0364 FOOTBALL

Steve Brown (American football)

Born 1960

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0365 BASKET

Sol Mercado

Born 1984

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0366 FOOTBALL

Steven Silva

Born 1986

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0367 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Carmazzi

Born 1977

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0368 SKIER

Mark Engel

Born 1991

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0369 MODEL

Alexandra Tyler

Born 1994

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0370 FOOTBALL

Reggie Rogers

1964 - 2013

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0371 GOLF

Cameron Champ

Born 1995

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0372 CHOREOGRAPHER

May O'Donnell

1906 - 2004

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0373 FOOTBALL

Onterrio Smith

Born 1980

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0374 FOOTBALL

Asante Cleveland

Born 1992

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0375 DIVER

Christina Seufert

Born 1957

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0376 SINGER

Will Anderson (singer)

Born 1986

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0377 FOOTBALL

Randy Fasani

Born 1978

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0378 SINGER

Khalil (singer)

Born 1994

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0379 LAWYER

Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Born 1959

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0380 SONGWRITER

Margaret Glaspy

Born 1989

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0381 DRIVER

Brennan Poole

Born 1991

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0382 FOOTBALL

Vince Mayle

Born 1991

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0383 FOOTBALL

Mike Bellotti

Born 1950

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0384 BASEBALL

Neill Sheridan

1921 - 2015

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0385 ACTOR

Gabrielle Haugh

Born 1996

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0386 BASEBALL

Woodie Held

1932 - 2009

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0387 POLITICIAN

Michelle Stennett

Born 1960

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0388 MUSIC

Tak Shindo

1922 - 2002

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0389 PHOTOGRAPHER

Josh Ryan

Born 1974

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0390 ACTOR

Hiroshi Kashiwagi

1922 - 2019

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0391 ENSEIGNANT

William Schnabel

Born 1949

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0392 FILM

Jonathan Karsh

Born 1971

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0393 BASKET

René Rougeau

Born 1986

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0394 FOOTBALL

Worrell Williams

Born 1986

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0395 FOOTBALL

C. J. Wallace (American football)

Born 1985

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0396 DESIGNER

Kaylin Andres

1985 - 2016

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0397 BASKET

Darin Johnson

Born 1995

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0398 BASKET

Drake U'u

Born 1990

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0399 FOOTBALL

Kevin Clark (American football)

Born 1964

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0400 FOOTBALL

Tom Rehder

Born 1965

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0401 NOVELIST

Lyda Morehouse

Born 1967

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0402 RAPPER

Masspike Miles

Born 1980

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0403 BASKET

Terrence Jennings

Born 1988

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0404 PRODÍGIO

Tanishq Mathew Abraham

Born 2003

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0405 FOOTBALL

Malcom Floyd

Born 1981

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0406 PLAYER

Louis Stanfill

Born 1985

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0407 BASEBALL

Dave Sax

Born 1958

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0408 FOOTBALL

Dek Bake

Born 1984

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0409 FOOTBALL

Mike Patterson (American football)

Born 1983

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0410 HOST

Mr. Lobo

Born 1970

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0411 WRESTLER

Timothy Thatcher

Born 1983

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0412 ACTOR

George Robotham

1921 - 2007

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0413 FOOTBALL

Jeremy Ross

Born 1988

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0414 BASKET

Elston Turner (1990)

Born 1990

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0415 BASEBALL

Nick Madrigal

Born 1997

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0416 CHEMIST

James Bassham

1922 - 2012

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0417 ENGINEER

Roger T. Howe

Born 1957

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0418 ACTOR

Chandler Kinney

Born 2000

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0419 FOOTBALL

Alex Van Dyke

Born 1974

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0420 FOOTBALL

Damen Wheeler

Born 1977

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0421 BASEBALL

Bobby Clark (outfielder)

Born 1955

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0422 WRITER

Marlena Spieler

Born 1949

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0423 FOOTBALL

Marcus McCauley

Born 1983

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0424 MILITAR

David S. Chang

Born 1980

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0425 BASEBALL

Fernando Arroyo

Born 1952

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0426 BASEBALL

John Briggs (baseball)

1934 - 2018

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0427 BASEBALL

Joe Gedeon

1893 - 1941

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0428 LAWYER

Edward J. Garcia

Born 1928

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0429 BASEBALL

Fred Carroll

1864 - 1904

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0430 BASEBALL

Dan Boitano

Born 1953

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0431 MUSIC

Yul Anderson

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0432 BASEBALL

Cuno Barragan

Born 1932

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0433 SKATEBOARD

Corey Duffel

Born 1984

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0434 RACER

Danny Chandler

1959 - 2010

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0435 FOOTBALL

Devante Bond

Born 1993

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0436 ACTOR

Brandi Bae

Born 1995

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0437 BASEBALL

Randy Lerch

Born 1954

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0438 FOOTBALL

Armond Armstead

Born 1990

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0439 FOOTBALL

James Campen

Born 1964

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0440 POLITICIAN

Dante Acosta

-

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0441 FOOTBALL

Matt Kopa

Born 1987

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0442 MUSIC

Alex Vincent (drummer)

Born 1965

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0443 AIR FORCE

Robert F. Hale

Born 1947

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0444 LAWYER

Jon Hinck

Born 1954

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0445 POLITICIAN

Steve Glazer

Born 1957

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0446 COACH

Randy Hanson

Born 1968

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0447 FOOTBALL

Austin Wentworth

Born 1990

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0448 BASEBALL

Matt Manning

Born 1998

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0449 DRIVER

Jack Sellers

1944 - 2016

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0450 FOOTBALL

Ariana Calderón

Born 1990

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0451 POLITICIAN

Bill Kennemer

Born 1946

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0452 BASEBALL

Earl McNeely

1898 - 1971

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0453 FOOTBALL

Nigel Burton

Born 1976

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0454 ACTOR

Joel Kirby

Born 1964

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0455 FOOTBALL

Paris Warren

Born 1982

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0456 FOOTBALL

Justin Bannan

Born 1979

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0457 BASEBALL

Lowell Palmer

Born 1947

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0458 COMEDIAN

Zahra Noorbakhsh

Born 1980

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0459 BASKET

Robert Sampson (basketball)

Born 1992

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0460 BASEBALL

Rich Chiles

Born 1949

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0461 ACTOR

Charmion

1875 - 1949

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0462 SKATER

J. Paul Binnebose

Born 1977

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0463 FOOTBALL

Ralph DeLoach

Born 1957

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0464 MUSIC

Gabe Nelson

Born 1967

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0465 BASEBALL

Doug Henry (baseball)

Born 1963

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0466 POLITICIAN

Fred Keeley

Born 1950

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0467 SUPERCENTENÁRI

Mary McKinney

1873 - 1987

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0468 FOOTBALL

Kevin Willhite

Born 1963

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0469 BASEBALL

Mike Tonis

Born 1979

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0470 BASEBALL

Mike Rose (baseball)

Born 1976

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0471 GOLF

Brian Henninger

Born 1962

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0472 SWIMMER

Dave Fairbank

Born 1954

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0473 ECOLOGIST

James A. Estes

Born 1945

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0474 POLITICIAN

Simon J. Lubin

1876 - 1936

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0475 MUSIC

Jeff Irwin (Will Haven)

Born 1973

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0476 FOOTBALL

Ken Rose (gridiron football)

Born 1962

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0477 BASEBALL

Rusty McNealy

Born 1958

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0478 FOOTBALL

Fenuki Tupou

Born 1985

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0479 SONGWRITER

Andrew Heringer

Born 1984

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0480 FOOTBALL

Scott Ross (American football)

1968 - 2014

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0481 LAWYER

Gregory P. Hawkins

Born 1957

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0482 POLITICIAN

Alan Nakanishi

Born 1940

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0483 POLITICIAN

Jason Atkinson

Born 1970

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0484 FOOTBALL

Sean LaChapelle

Born 1970

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0485 POLITICIAN

Betsy Butler

Born 1963

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0486 ATHLETIC

Malachi Davis

Born 1977

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0487 FOOTBALL

Gerald Willhite

Born 1959

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0488 BASEBALL

Gordon Goldsberry

1927 - 1996

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0489 PLAYER

Earl Cochell

Born 1922

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0490 FOOTBALL

Eddie Brown (Canadian football)

Born 1966

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0491 PLAYER

Kort Schubert

Born 1979

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0492 BASEBALL

Marc Newfield

Born 1972

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0493 ACTIVIST

Peter Staley

Born 1961

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0494 ACTOR

Terisa Greenan

Born 1967

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0495 FOOTBALL

Jerry DeLoach

Born 1977

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0496 FOOTBALL

Christian Tupou

Born 1989

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0497 FOOTBALL

Sam Clemons

Born 1978

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0498 COACH

Jeff Tisdel

Born 1956

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0499 FOOTBALL

Keith Lewis

Born 1981

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0500 BASEBALL

Harry Dunlop

Born 1933

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0501 ATHLETIC

Otis McDaniel

Born 1986

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0502 BASEBALL

Mike Thomas (baseball)

Born 1969

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0503 FOOTBALL

Chris McDonald (soccer)

Born 1975

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0504 RAPPER

Nef the Pharaoh

Born 1995

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0505 OFFICER

John F. Goodman

Born 1945

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0506 FOOTBALL

Chad Overhauser

Born 1975

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0507 BASEBALL

Bob McHale

1870 - 1952

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0508 POET

Valerie Wohlfeld

Born 1956

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0509 RAPPER

Mozzy

Born 1987

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0510 POLITICIAN

Beth Gaines

Born 1959

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0511 POLITICIAN

Jimmie R. Yee

Born 1934

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0512 FOOTBALL

Shaft Brewer Jr.

Born 1999

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0513 COMPOSER

Michael Musillami

Born 1953

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0514 BASEBALL

Joe Horgan

Born 1977

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0515 ARCHITECT

Mary Lund Davis

1922 - 2008

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0516 BASEBALL

Rowland Office

Born 1952

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0517 FOOTBALL

Ricky Reynolds

Born 1965

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0518 FOOTBALL

Marcus Riley

Born 1985

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0519 FOOTBALL

John Smith (running back)

Born 1954

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0520 BASEBALL

Joe Nealon

1884 - 1910

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0521 FOOTBALL

Chris Oldham

Born 1968

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0522 FOOTBALL

Ryan Colburn

Born 1986

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0523 SPORT

Don Yee

Born 1960

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0524 PHYSICIAN

Terri Young

Born 1959

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0525 FOOTBALL

Chad Bartlomé

Born 1983

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0526 GOLF

Brad Bell (golfer)

Born 1961

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0527 GOLF

Barbara Romack

1932 - 2016

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0528 FOOTBALL

Jackie Bates

Born 1986

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0529 FOOTBALL

Marcus Arroyo

Born 1980

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0530 FOOTBALL

Bobby Dawson (Canadian football)

Born 1966

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0531 ARCHITECT

John W. Maloney

1896 - 1978

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0532 BASKET

Brian Katz

Born 1957

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0533 CONVICT

Phillup Partin

Born 1965

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0534 BASEBALL

George Borchers

1869 - 1938

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0535 ACTOR

Cherry Poppens

1982 - 2018

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0536 FINANCIER

Michael Larson (businessman)

Born 1959

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0537 GOLF

Tom Johnson (golfer)

Born 1981

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0538 BASEBALL

Alex Kampouris

1912 - 1993

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0539 BASKET

Kelly Nabong

Born 1988

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0540 FOOTBALL

Taron Johnson

Born 1996

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0541 FOOTBALL

Viliami Moala

Born 1993

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0542 PLAYER

Jenson Brooksby

Born 2000

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0543 BASEBALL

Bob Reece

Born 1951

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0544 WRITER

Terry Spear

-

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0545 POLITICIAN

Diana Dierks

Born 1944

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0546 LAWYER

Wayne M. Collins

1899 - 1974

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0547 WRITER

Shawna Yang Ryan

-

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0548 MUSIC

Mel Martin (Musiker)

1942 - 2017

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0549 BASEBALL

Joe Marty

1913 - 1984

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0550 ACTOR

Joan Swift

Born 1933

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0551 PLAYER

Jenae Leles

Born 1987

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0552 DRUMMER

Bill Gibson (Musiker)

Born 1951

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0553 POLITICIAN

George Plescia

Born 1966

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0554 BASKET

Danielle Viglione

Born 1975

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0555 FOOTBALL

Chris Verhulst

Born 1966

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0556 POET

James Howard (writer)

Born 1956

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0557 BASEBALL

Tommy Sheehan

1877 - 1959

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0558 BASKET

Robert Ehsan

Born 1982

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0559 MISSING

Cougar Annie

1888 - 1983

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0560 BASEBALL

Jimmy O'Connell (baseball)

1901 - 1976

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0561 FENCER

John Hurd

1914 - 2001

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0562 FOOTBALL

Derek Ware

Born 1967

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0563 BUSINESS

George Crocker (businessman)

1856 - 1909

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0564 BASEBALL

Mark McLemore (pitcher)

Born 1980

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0565 FOOTBALL

Cameron Iwasa

Born 1993

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0566 GUITAR

André Bush

1969 - 2014

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0567 NOVELIST

Merry Shannon

Born 1979

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0568 SCREENWRITER

Matt Oates

Born 1981

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0569 MODEL

Larry Scott (modello)

Born 1966

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0570 BASEBALL

Bud Stewart

1916 - 2000

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0571 GUITAR

Ira Black (musician)

Born 1971

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0572 POLITICIAN

Kevin Kiley (politician)

Born 1985

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0573 ACTOR

Kida Burns

Born 2002

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0574 ORNITHOLOGIST

David W. Winkler

Born 1955

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0575 PHYSICIAN

Eric Rasmussen (physician)

Born 1957

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0576 SCHOLAR

Susan Westerberg Prager

Born 1942

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0577 BASKET

Vicki Baugh

Born 1989

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0578 COACH

Marshall Sperbeck

Born 1960

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0579 POLITICAL

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

1925 - 2018

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0580 BUSINESS

Joseph Baratta

Born 1971

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0581 POLITICIAN

Deborah Ortiz

Born 1957

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0582 KEYBOARDIST

Steve Taylor (musician)

-

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0583 POLITICIAN

Albert S. Rodda

1912 - 2010

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0584 BASEBALL

Richie Myers

1930 - 2011

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0585 FOOTBALL

Andre Schmid (soccer)

Born 1983

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0586 BASEBALL

Ed Samcoff

1924 - 2018

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0587 FOOTBALL

Brett Jankouskas

Born 1991

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0588 REPUBLICAN

Kurt Olson

Born 1948

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0589 BANJOIST

Sherwood Johnson

1925 - 1998

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0590 BASEBALL

Jim Quick

Born 1943

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0591 SPORT

Kenny May

Born 1970

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0592 FOOTBALL

Kevin Basped

Born 1988

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0593 DESIGNER

Jerry Lorenzo

Born 1976

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0594 OFFICER

Robert L. Rasmussen

Born 1930

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0595 POLITICIAN

Larry Bowler

-

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0596 BASEBALL

Tommy Glaviano

1923 - 2004

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0597 PHYSICIST

Clifford Surko

Born 1941

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0598 BASEBALL

Jerry Nielsen

Born 1966

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0599 FOOTBALL

D. J. Countess

Born 1982

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0600 BASEBALL

Curtis Brown (baseball)

Born 1945

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