Stockton, California
Stockton, California ranks 886th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cappadocia, Pforzheim, and Krasnoyarsk. Memorable people born in Stockton, California include Chris Isaak, Daniel Goleman, and Dan Inosanto. Memorable people who died in Stockton, California include Robert Durst, Jim Pollard, and Kevin Dobson. Stockton, California has been the birth place of many musicians, and writers and the death place of many businesspeople, and basketball players. Stockton, California is located in United States.
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is the most populous city in the county, the 11th-most populous city in California and the 60th-most populous city in the United States. Stockton's population in 2020 was 320,804. It was named an All-America City in 1999, 2004, 2015, and again in 2017 and 2018. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. It lies at the southeastern corner of a large inland river delta that isolates it from other nearby cities such as Sacramento and those of the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1993, Stockton, California was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Chris Isaak, Daniel Goleman, and Dan Inosanto. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Stockton, California including Robert Durst, Jim Pollard, and Kevin Dobson.
People Born in Stockton, California
Go to all RankingsChris Isaak
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 1
Daniel Goleman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2
Dan Inosanto
CELEBRITY
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 3
Richard Montague
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 1971
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 4
Cathy Ferguson
SWIMMER
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 5
Osamu Hayaishi
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 6
Nate Diaz
MARTIAL ARTS
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 7
Lamont Johnson
ACTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 8
Nick Diaz
MARTIAL ARTS
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 9
Conn Findlay
ATHLETE
1930 - 2021
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 10
Maxine Hong Kingston
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 11
Kara Walker
PAINTER
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Stockton, California
Go to all RankingsOsamu Hayaishi
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 6
Nicole Davis
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.24
Rank: 16
Allison Gibson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Stockton, California
Go to all RankingsRobert Durst
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2022
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1
Jim Pollard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 2
Kevin Dobson
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Stockton, California
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Stockton, California were musicians (2), writers (2), martial arts (2), actors (2), and celebrities (1), while most who died were businesspeople (1), basketball players (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stockton, California, including Chris Isaak, and Chi Cheng. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stockton, California, including Chris Isaak, and Chi Cheng.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Stockton, California since 1700.