#1Famous people · Bryan
Athletes stand out among the 17 famous people born in Bryan
Terence T. Henricks, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 7 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Melvin M. Boothman, born in 1846, and the youngest Matt Wisler, born in 1992. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Terence T. Henricks
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
Melvin M. Boothman
Youngest
1992
Matt Wisler
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bryan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bryan is known for
Bryan has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bryan’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bryan
Ranked by languages covered: Terence T. Henricks with 17, then Richard Cramer with 9 and Chris Carpenter with 7.
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Everyone else born in Bryan
The rest number 14, with 10 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Bryan home
One more notable person made the town home: Barry Leitch.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bryan 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 (9)
- Terence T. Henricks: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Cramer: Mascot Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Carpenter: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Wisler: Staff Sgt. Jason Duhr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin M. Boothman: Brady & Handy Photo Wash D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Speed Kelly: Godwin?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Berenyi: Barry Colla Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Atwood Pratt Comer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Fireovid: Baseball Hobby News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons