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Famous people · Houston
3 famous people call Houston their birthplace
Everett Bidwell, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Close behind are Herman Thorson and Jeanne Poppe. Over 77 years of births, the list goes from Herman Thorson (1880) to Jeanne Poppe (1957). No town in Minnesota lists more than Duluth, with 50.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Everett Bidwell
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Herman Thorson
Youngest
1957
Jeanne Poppe
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Houston
Everett Bidwell has articles in 2 languages, Herman Thorson in 2 and Jeanne Poppe in 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Houston 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.