Downey, California
Downey, California ranks 2,373rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fréjus, Katrineholm, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Memorable people born in Downey, California include James Hetfield, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Wayne Rainey. Downey, California has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians. Downey, California is located in United States.
Downey is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and Taco Bell. It is also the home of the oldest operating McDonald's restaurant in the world. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,355. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1959 and 1989, Downey, California was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including James Hetfield, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Wayne Rainey.
People Born in Downey, California
Go to all Rankings
James Hetfield
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1
"Weird Al" Yankovic
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 2
Wayne Rainey
RACING DRIVER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 3
Dan Henderson
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 4
Alanna Ubach
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 5
Aimee Teegarden
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.07
Rank: 6
Evan Longoria
BASEBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.67
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Downey, California were actors (2), musicians (1), singers (1), racing drivers (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Downey, California, including Alanna Ubach, and Aimee Teegarden. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Downey, California, including Alanna Ubach, and Aimee Teegarden.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Downey, California since 1700.
