#1Famous people · Dallas
Dallas counts 8 famous people, first among them Johnnie Ray
Most widely known is Johnnie Ray, the American singer and pianist, with articles in 24 languages. Mark Hatfield and Jordan Poyer follow. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Born in 1901, Edward Strong is the first name on record, and Jordan Poyer, born in 1991, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Johnnie Ray
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Edward Strong
Youngest
1991
Jordan Poyer
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Dallas
First, Johnnie Ray (24 languages), then Mark Hatfield (21) and Jordan Poyer (9).
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#2Politics & Law
Mark Hatfield
1922–2011American politician, governor of Oregon and U. S. Senator
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#3Through the years
When Dallas’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dallas is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dallas
5 more, from 1901 to 1980.
Edward Strong
1901–1990Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley between 1961 and 1965
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dallas 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 (3)
- Johnnie Ray: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hatfield: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Poyer: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons