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Escondido People
Anacani
Sinaloa, Mexico-born TV personality who appeared on Lawrence Welk show as well as Fig Newton and Yuban Coffee commercials, graduated from Escondido High School.
David Bronner
President of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps and grandson of Dr. Emmanuel Bronner.
Dr. Emmanuel Bronner (1908-1997)
German Jewish refugee who manufactured ecologically-friendly soaps adorned with messages of world peace.
Kit Carson (1809-1868)
White trapper and scout present the Battle of San Pasqual in present-day Escondido.
Jeff Cooper
Realsports Motocross track operator grew up in Escondido.
Allen Darnell
Ballroom king received national recognition as the Dance Director of Escondido's Golden Door Resort.
Dick High
Publisher of North County Times daily newspaper.
Shannon MacMillan
United States Women's National Soccer Team player Led team in scoring with 17 goals in 2002. Grew up in Escondido.
Roderick C. Moyes
Escondido-born author.
Lori Holt Pfeiler
Mayor of Escondido and 1991 Republican candidate for California Assembly.
Dan Pulcrano
CEO and publisher of Silicon Valley's Metro Newspapers and Boulevards New Media, Inc. (operator of Escondido.com) attended Orange Glen High School and graduated from Valley High School.
Mark "Gator" Rogowski
Celebrated skater grew up in Escondido and now serves a jail sentence for murder. Subject of the film "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator."
Lawrence Welk (1903 - 1992)
TV variety show host fond of saying "wunnerful, wunnerful" founded a resort here in Escondido.
Mark Wyland
74th Assembly District representative was born and raised in Escondido.
Andrea Zittel
Modernist designer and artist grew up in Escondido.
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