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Famous people · Walters

Walters counts 5 famous people, first among them Van Heflin

Articles in 45 languages make the American actor Van Heflin the best known. The American politician Fred R. Harris ranks second, ahead of Richard E. Berendzen. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Van Heflin, born in 1908, and the youngest Terry Brown, born in 1947.

#1 best knownVan HeflinFilm, TV & Stage · 1908–1971
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Van Heflin
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Van Heflin
Youngest
1947
Terry Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Walters’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Walters

Ranked by languages covered: Van Heflin with 45, then Fred R. Harris with 17 and Richard E. Berendzen with 4.

Van Heflin#1
Film, TV & Stage

Van Heflin

1908–1971

American actor

45 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Fred R. Harris#2
Politics & Law

Fred R. Harris

1930–2024

American politician

17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Richard E. Berendzen#3
Science & Medicine

Richard E. Berendzen

1938–2022

American astronomer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Walters’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Fred R. HarrisVan Heflin
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Walters is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Walters

Still to come: 2 more, from 1942 to 1947.

TB

Terry Brown

born 1947

American football player

DL

Daisy Lawler

born 1942

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walters 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.

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