#1Famous people · Hobbs
Of the 14 famous people born in Hobbs, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Damion James, the American basketball player, with articles in 15 languages. Behind the leader come Ryan Bingham and Colt McCoy. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is C. Gene Samberson’s, in 1934, and the last Damion James’, in 1987.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Damion James
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
C. Gene Samberson
Youngest
1987
Damion James
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Hobbs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hobbs’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hobbs is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
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 Hobbs
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Hobbs
Another 11, the earliest born in 1934.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hobbs 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 (6)
- Damion James: Aaron Vazquez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bingham: Anna Axster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colt McCoy: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Denish: Steve Terrell from Santa Fe, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Terry: M. Alan Loveless, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Birmingham: jnashboulden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons