#1Famous people · Plano
Plano’s famous people span 126 years: 7 births from 1870 to 1996
The best known is the American videographer Cole Bennett, with articles in 11 languages. Close behind are Frederick M. Smith and Arthur E. Andersen. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Cole Bennett was born in 1996.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Cole Bennett
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Harry J. Haiselden
Youngest
1996
Cole Bennett
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Plano
The three are covered in 11, 8 and 6 languages: Cole Bennett, Frederick M. Smith and Arthur E. Andersen.
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#2Writing & Arts
Frederick M. Smith
1874–1946American religious leader and author
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#3Through the years
When Plano’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessNotablePolitics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Plano is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
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 Plano
The other 4 span the years 1870 to 1994.
Israel A. Smith
1876–1958Fourth Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plano 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 (8)
- Cole Bennett: GuapJosh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick M. Smith: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur E. Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Cook Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel A. Smith: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Jones: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry J. Haiselden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Harvey: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons