Redwood City, California
Redwood City, California ranks 1,674th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cuneo, Casale Monferrato, and Hall in Tirol. Memorable people born in Redwood City, California include Jon Huntsman Jr., Linda Cardellini, and John Abizaid. Memorable people who died in Redwood City, California include Lawrence Roberts, and Gerard K. O'Neill. Redwood City, California has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many businesspeople, and physicists. Redwood City, California is located in United States.
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area, approximately 27 miles (43 km) south of San Francisco, and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods. The county seat of San Mateo County in the heart of Silicon Valley, Redwood City is home to several global technology companies including Oracle, Electronic Arts, Evernote, Box, and Informatica. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1951 and 1996, Redwood City, California was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Jon Huntsman Jr., Linda Cardellini, and John Abizaid. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Redwood City, California including Lawrence Roberts, and Gerard K. O'Neill.
People Born in Redwood City, California
Go to all RankingsJon Huntsman Jr.
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1
Linda Cardellini
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 2
John Abizaid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 3
Chelsi Smith
ACTOR
1973 - 2018
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 4
Rex J. Walheim
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 5
Christopher Tin
COMPOSER
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 6
Julian Edelman
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 7
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 8
Carrie Steinseifer
SWIMMER
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 9
Lily Zhang
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.17
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Redwood City, California
Go to all RankingsCedric Bixler-Zavala
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 8
Carrie Steinseifer
SWIMMER
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 9
Lily Zhang
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.17
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Redwood City, California
Go to all RankingsLawrence Roberts
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1
Gerard K. O'Neill
PHYSICIST
1927 - 1992
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Redwood City, California were actors (2), politicians (1), military personnels (1), astronauts (1), and composers (1), while most who died were businesspeople (1), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Redwood City, California, including Linda Cardellini, and Chelsi Smith. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Redwood City, California, including Linda Cardellini, and Chelsi Smith.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Redwood City, California since 1700.