Taft, California
Taft, California ranks 9,996th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Lacock, and Flower Mound, Texas. Memorable people born in Taft, California include Ronald Graham, and Jeanne Cooper. Taft, California has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and actors. Taft, California is located in United States.
Taft is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). The population was 8,546 at the 2020 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39.1 km2). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1928 and 1935, Taft, California was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ronald Graham, and Jeanne Cooper.
People Born in Taft, California
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Ronald Graham
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 2
Jeanne Cooper
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Taft, California were mathematicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, mathematicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Taft, California, including Ronald Graham. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Taft, California, including Ronald Graham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Taft, California since 1700.
