#1Music
Tina Turner
1939–2023American-born Swiss singer and songwriter
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Famous people · Brownsville
28 famous people from Brownsville, many of them musicians
Most widely known is Tina Turner, the American-Born Swiss singer and songwriter, with articles in 111 languages. Richard Halliburton is second and Harold M. Shaw third. The list comes to 29.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Tina Turner
in 111 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Thomas J. Henderson
Youngest
1987
Carlos Singleton
Most common field
Music
7 people
What stands out about Brownsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Brownsville
The three are covered in 111, 14 and 11 languages: Tina Turner, Richard Halliburton and Harold M. Shaw.
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What Brownsville is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 4.6 times the usual share.
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 Brownsville’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownsville 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 (14)
- Tina Turner: HBO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Halliburton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold M. Shaw: Unidentified photographer for Edison Studios in New York, 1912, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Scallions: Nojo13 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Folk: Strauss, St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Henderson: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William West Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Fitzhugh: Sean Braisted, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Mitchell: National Guard Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quintard Taylor: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Bradford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Estes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Whitelaw Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Vandahurst Lynk: Miles Lynk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons