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2 famous people were born in Houston
The best known is the American sports coach Hovey C. McDonald, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the missouri politician Robert Ross. The first birth on record is Hovey C. McDonald’s, in 1888, and the last Robert Ross’, in 1981. 391 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Hovey C. McDonald
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Hovey C. McDonald
Youngest
1981
Robert Ross
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Houston
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Known for
What Houston is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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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.