Salinas, California
Salinas, California ranks 2,144th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abeokuta, Hexham, and João Pessoa, Paraíba. Memorable people born in Salinas, California include John Steinbeck, Sammy Hagar, and Vanessa Hudgens. Memorable people who died in Salinas, California include Don Messick, and Babatunde Olatunji. Salinas, California has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many actors, and musicians. Salinas, California is located in United States.
Salinas is a city in the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. Salinas is an urban area located along the eastern limits of the Monterey Bay Area, lying just south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, about eight miles (13 km) from the Pacific Ocean, and it has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the interior. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1890 and 1988, Salinas, California was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including John Steinbeck, Sammy Hagar, and Vanessa Hudgens. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Salinas, California including Don Messick, and Babatunde Olatunji.
People Born in Salinas, California
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John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 1
Sammy Hagar
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 2
Vanessa Hudgens
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 3
Sacheen Littlefeather
ACTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 4
Herbert Mullin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 5
Verna Felton
ACTOR
1890 - 1966
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 6
Cain Velasquez
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 7
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Newly Added People Deceased in Salinas, California
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Most individuals born in present day Salinas, California were actors (3), writers (1), musicians (1), extremists (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were actors (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salinas, California, including Vanessa Hudgens, and Sacheen Littlefeather. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salinas, California, including Vanessa Hudgens, Sacheen Littlefeather, and Verna Felton.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Salinas, California since 1700.
