Top 10 Famous Personalities Born in Antioch CA
We all knew Antioch, CA as the best place to live where summers are usually warm, where you can get plenty of quiet aces, where you can witness a mixed lifestyle of country and town with a diverse community of people living there. But something you don't know is, that the town is the birthplace of several famous people across the globe. Let's learn about the top 10 famous personalities in Antioch CA.
Famous Personalities Born in Antioch CA
Chuck Billy
Chuck Billy, also known as Charles Billy, is famous as the lead singer of Thrash Metal band. This 62-year-old man is not only a singer but also known as a songwriter. His birth is associated with Antioch, CA. He has received so many recognitions and awards during his lifetime. He was recognized by the National Museum of the American Indian for his excellence in his music career. Return to Serenity, Blood in the Sands of Time, Silent Night, Can't Kill The Devil, Children of the Next Level, Souls of Black, Electric Crown, etc. are some of the masterpieces performed by this singer.
Ty Michael Carter
Ty Michael Carter is one of the famous personalities from Antioch CA. Who can imagine that this decent-looking man was awarded with the highest military honor of the United States Armed Forces for his bravery? Yes, that's true. During the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan, Ty Michael Carter performed his duty fearlessly and was beyond imagination. He almost sacrificed his life for the glory of his country. Apart from this award, he also won several other awards during his service to the US military. Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, etc. are proof that he was an excellent army officer.
Johnny Burke (lyricist)
Famous lyricist, the Newfoundland Songwriter Johnny Burke also belongs to Antioch, CA. He was born in the year 1908 and died at an early age of 55 years. His demise was a huge loss to the nation. He was a passionate person and loved his job so much. In 1944, his song Swinging on a Star from the film Going My Way won the best song recognition in the Academy Award. All of his works are well cherished in the Great American Songbook. This famous personality died in 1964 at an early age.
Anthony C. Ferrante
Famous American director, writer, and producer Anthony C. Ferrante was born in Antioch CA. He has created some masterpieces like the famous series Sharknado, the thriller Forgotten Evil, the ghost story Boo, etc. Famous comics, Archie vs. Sharknado, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! etc. are written by him. He started his career in a magazine and he was the editor-in-chief of the famous magazine Cinescape. After that, he fully moved into movie directions and production. Apart from the Sharknado series, Anthony also directed the following films - Framed by My Sister, Butch vs Sundance, Zombie Tidal Wave, Beaus of Holy, Dante's Hotel, etc.
Mars (rapper)
Mario Delgado, one of the famous personalities from Antioch CA, whose stage name was Mars. He is a multi-talented person. He is famous as an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Apart from that he is also a photographer and actor. His specialty is horrorcore style music. and he is famous for doing stage performances in a strange mask resembling Hannibal Lecter. Mars started his career as a rapper in the year 1997. Mars Attacks was his debut album launched in the year 2005. This album was a worldwide famous work of his.
Mark L. Schneider
Mark Lewis Schneider was the director of the Peace Corps. He holds that position from 1991 to 2001. He was born in the year 1941. He was brought up in Antioch CA. He is also for his human rights work and received the Bernardo O'Higgins medal from the Government of Chile. He served as a staff of Senator Edward Kennedy, from 1970 to 1977.
Jerome Waldie
The famous American politician Jerome Russell Waldie was from the Democratic Party, who served 5 terms from 1966 to 1975, as the House of Representatives, United States. He was born in the year 1925, in Antioch, CA. He was associated with a constitutional amendment for creating a full-time legislature. He was a very successful politician of that time. He also worked as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, from 1959 to 1966. This famous politician passed away in the year 2009.
Lamar Thorpe
Lamar Thorpe is a famous American politician, who was born in Antioch CA, in the year 1981. You might all know about him as he is also the current mayor of Antioch CA. After Wade Harper, he was the only African American, elected as the city mayor. As a mayor of the city, his biggest and most controversial work is to amend rules for policemen to wear body cameras. The event is identified as demilitarizing police personnel that helps to monitor police departments better. In the year 2022, the mayor got caught in a drink-and-drive case for which he had to pay a good amount of fine to the government.
Mitchell brothers
The Mitchell brothers are two popular personalities from Antioch CA. They are famous in their own way. James Lloyd Mitchell and Artie Jay Mitchell, two brothers who hyped their name for being associated with striptease club businesses and pornography. O'Farrell Theatre which was famous for showing adult cinemas was opened by them. Apart from that, they were associated with 11 other such businesses. During the 1970’s they got involved in some lawsuits when people were making unauthorized copies of their films. This led to FBI copyright warnings that we can see now before starting any film or video.
Ryan Mitchell Wood
Woodie is the stage name of Ryan Mitchell Wood and most of us know him by that stage name only. He was a famous music producer and rapper born in Antioch CA, in the year 1975. East Co. Co. Records was his music level and his first solo album was Yoc Influenced (1998). His fast-paced style of music was well cherished and this brought him fame. In the year 2007 he died mysteriously and the story behind his death is still unclear. There is a statue of him Holy Cross Cemetery in Antioch CA, which was built in the year 2018 in his honour.
