Danville, California
Danville, California ranks 4,570th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Slagelse, Concord, California, and Bussum. Memorable people born in Danville, California include Russell Simpson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chris Wondolowski. Memorable people who died in Danville, California include L. J. Smith, Gale Storm, and Herbert Blumer. Danville, California has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and actors. Danville, California is located in United States.
The Town of Danville is located in the San Ramon Valley in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is one of the incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in their names instead of "city". The population was 43,582 at the 2020 census. Since 2018, for five consecutive years, Danville was named "the safest town in California". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1880 and 1989, Danville, California was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Russell Simpson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chris Wondolowski. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Danville, California including L. J. Smith, Gale Storm, and Herbert Blumer.
People Born in Danville, California
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Russell Simpson
ACTOR
1880 - 1959
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 4
D'Arcy Carden
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 3
Chris Wondolowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 2
Cory Higgins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Danville, California
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L. J. Smith
WRITER
1965 - 2025
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Rank: 1
Gale Storm
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
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Rank: 2
Herbert Blumer
SOCIOLOGIST
1900 - 1987
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Danville, California
Go to all RankingsL. J. Smith
WRITER
1965 - 2025
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Rank: 1
Gale Storm
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
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Rank: 2
Herbert Blumer
SOCIOLOGIST
1900 - 1987
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Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Danville, California were actors (2), soccer players (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were writers (1), actors (1), and sociologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Danville, California, including D'Arcy Carden. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Danville, California, including Russell Simpson, and D'Arcy Carden.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Danville, California since 1700.
