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Famous people · Erath

5 famous people were born in Erath

The best known is the American musician D. L. Menard, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American football running back Elijah Mitchell, third to Randy Romero. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Over 66 years of births, the list goes from D. L. Menard (1932) to Elijah Mitchell (1998).

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5
notable people
Best known
D. L. Menard
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
D. L. Menard
Youngest
1998
Elijah Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Erath’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Erath’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.

The American centuryToday19502000
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Erath

Counted by languages, D. L. Menard is ahead of Elijah Mitchell and Randy Romero: 5, 5 and 4.

DM#1
Music

D. L. Menard

1932–2017

American musician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EM#2
Sports

Elijah Mitchell

born 1998

American football running back

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RR#3
Sports

Randy Romero

1957–2019

American jockey

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Erath is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.

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Everyone else born in Erath

Still to come: 2 more, from 1953 to 1966.

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Shane Sellers

born 1966

American jockey and owner

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Erath 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.