#1Faith
Fulton J. Sheen
1895–1979American roman catholic bishop and television presenter
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Famous people · El Paso
4 famous people come from El Paso, Fulton J. Sheen the best known
Fulton J. Sheen is the best known, with articles in 37 languages. Second place goes to the American actor Byron Keith, third to Bernard Shanks. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.7, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. The first birth on record is Fulton J. Sheen’s, in 1895, and the last Philip E. Cryer’s, in 1940.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Fulton J. Sheen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Fulton J. Sheen
Youngest
1940
Philip E. Cryer
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in El Paso
Languages with an article: 37 for Fulton J. Sheen, 6 for Byron Keith, 1 for Bernard Shanks.
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Science & Medicine
Bernard Shanks
born 1940Resource management researcher
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Through the years
When El Paso’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Known for
What El Paso is known for
1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in El Paso
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Paso 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 (2)
- Fulton J. Sheen: ABC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Keith: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons