#1Famous people · Quitman
Antonio McDyess tops a list of 6 famous people born in Quitman
Antonio McDyess, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Close behind are Oscar W. Gillespie and Sam C. Massingale. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from Oscar W. Gillespie, born in 1858, to Antonio McDyess, born in 1974.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Antonio McDyess
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Oscar W. Gillespie
Youngest
1974
Antonio McDyess
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Quitman
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2Politics & Law
Oscar W. Gillespie
1858–1927U.S. House Representative for the state of Texas
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#3Through the years
When Quitman’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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What Quitman is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Quitman
The other 3 span the years 1898 to 1909.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quitman 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)
- Antonio McDyess: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar W. Gillespie: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam C. Massingale: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Yates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons