Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California ranks 1,226th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vercelli, Changchun, and Quilmes. Memorable people born in Santa Clara, California include Michelle Akers, John Norton, and Bobbi Starr. Memorable people who died in Santa Clara, California include Jerry Lawson, and Ralph Bishop. Santa Clara, California has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many inventors, and basketball players. Santa Clara, California is located in United States.
Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County in the state of California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the city was founded by the Spanish in 1777 with the establishment of Mission Santa Clara de Asís under the leadership of Junípero Serra. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1893 and 1999, Santa Clara, California was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Michelle Akers, John Norton, and Bobbi Starr. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Santa Clara, California including Jerry Lawson, and Ralph Bishop.
People Born in Santa Clara, California
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Michelle Akers
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1
John Norton
ATHLETE
1893 - 1979
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 2
Bobbi Starr
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 3
Steve Harwell
SINGER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 4
Saweetie
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 5
Kerri Walsh Jennings
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 6
Kira Reed
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 7
Larisa Oleynik
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 8
Matt Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.62
Rank: 9
Liza Soberano
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.75
Rank: 10
Haley Anderson
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 19.24
Rank: 11
Ty Panitz
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 17.76
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Santa Clara, California
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SINGER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 4
Kira Reed
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 7
Mbagnick Ndiaye
WRESTLER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Santa Clara, California
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Jerry Lawson
INVENTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 1
Ralph Bishop
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1974
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Santa Clara, California
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Most individuals born in present day Santa Clara, California were actors (4), singers (2), soccer players (1), athletes (1), and pornographic actors (1), while most who died were inventors (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santa Clara, California, including Kira Reed, Larisa Oleynik, and Liza Soberano. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santa Clara, California, including Kira Reed, Larisa Oleynik, and Liza Soberano.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Santa Clara, California since 1700.
