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Famous people · Dallas
Dallas counts 6 famous people, first among them Jayne County
Articles in 11 languages make the American singer Jayne County the best known. Behind the leader come Bessie Harvey and Cecil Butler. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970. From Bessie Harvey to Caleb Lee Hutchinson, the births on the list run from 1929 to 1999.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Jayne County
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Bessie Harvey
Youngest
1999
Caleb Lee Hutchinson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Dallas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dallas’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dallas
Jayne County, Bessie Harvey and Cecil Butler are written about in 11, 5 and 3 languages.
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Known for
What Dallas is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dallas
The other 3 span the years 1983 to 1999.
Chas Henry
born 1989American football player, punter, BCS national champion, Ray Guy Award winner
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A chosen home
Also called Dallas home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Dallas, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Hiram.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dallas and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Chas Henry: Matthew Straubmuller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Lee Hutchinson: Always Think Positive, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Wheeler: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberly Alexander: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons