San Rafael, California
San Rafael, California ranks 5,793rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bačka Topola, Abingdon-on-Thames, and Novato, California. The most famous people from San Rafael, California are Louise Arner Boyd, George Duke, and Terry Notary. The most famous people who died in San Rafael, California are Christian Mortensen, Terence McKenna, and Ann Curtis. San Rafael, California has been the birth place of many explorers, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and religious figures. San Rafael, California is located in United States.
San Rafael is a city in and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 61,271, up from 57,713 in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1887 and 1977, San Rafael, California was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Louise Arner Boyd, George Duke, and Terry Notary. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in San Rafael, California including Christian Mortensen, Terence McKenna, and Ann Curtis. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in San Rafael, California than were born there.
People Born in San Rafael, California
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Louise Arner Boyd
EXPLORER
1887 - 1972
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1
George Duke
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 2
Terry Notary
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 3
Espen Baardsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in San Rafael, California
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Christian Mortensen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1998
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 1
Terence McKenna
WRITER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2
Ann Curtis
SWIMMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3
Martin Cruz Smith
WRITER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 4
Robert Hunter
WRITER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day San Rafael, California were explorers (1), musicians (1), actors (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were writers (3), religious figures (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Rafael, California, including George Duke. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Rafael, California, including Louise Arner Boyd.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in San Rafael, California since 1700.
