#1Famous people · Sulphur
Of the 10 famous people born in Sulphur, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 15 languages make the American football player Dak Prescott the best known. The American professional wrestler Johnny Grunge ranks second, ahead of Michael Sarver. The list comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Louisiana, at 4. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Dak Prescott
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Bennie Ellender
Youngest
1993
Dak Prescott
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Sulphur’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sulphur’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sulphur is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Sulphur
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Sulphur
Another 7, the earliest born in 1925.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sulphur 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)
- Dak Prescott: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Grunge: InFlamester20, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sarver: anyjazz65 from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Chargois: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons