Burbank Fun Facts

Fun Facts About Burbank, CA

Here are some fun facts about Burbank, California found on various websites on the Internet:

  • Burbank, California was named after New Hampshire dentist and industrialist David Burbank who bought 9,000 acres of land where Burbank is located
  • David Burbank sold the rail rights to his land to the Southern Pacific Railroad for $1, and it was named Burbank, California
  • Burbank has the nickname, "Media Capital of the World" because NBC, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and the Walt Disney Company are headquartered or have major operations here in Burbank
  • Team Disney building with seven dwarfs holding up the roof in Burbank appeared twice in the movie "Spy Hard"
  • Amelia Earhart attempted her solo Atlantic flight from New Jersey in her Burbank-built Lockheed Vega airplane
  • Burbank's sister cities around the world include Gaborone, Botswana, Incheon, South Korea, Ota, Japan, Curitiba, Brazil, and Solna, Sweden
  • Johnny Carson of Tonight Show fame frequently referred to "beautiful downtown Burbank"
  • Many Burbank studios offer tours, and you can see live television show tapings, including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • The highest recorded temperature in Burbank, California was 113°F in 1971
  • The lowest recorded temperature in Burbank, California was 22°F in 1978.


    • Famous People Who Live or Lived in Burbank, CA (Source: Wikipedia):
    Wally Albright
    Orlando Bloom
    Tim Burton
    Chyna
    Dick Clark
    Hilary Duff
    Zac Efron
    Soleil Moon Frye
    Ron Howard
    Vanessa Hudgens
    Joshua Jackson
    Jonas Brothers
    Shia LaBeouf
    Jay Leno
    Blake Lively
    Tom Petty
    Bonnie Rait
    John Ritter
    Rene Russo
    Freddy Sanchez
    Doug Savant
    Adam Schiff
    Martin Scorsese
    Kyle Searles
    Jay Silverheels
    Ashley Tisdale
    Lalaine Ann Vergara-Paras
    Eddie Van Halen
    Kate Walsh
    Jacquie Ware