#1Famous people · Abilene
Musicians stand out among the 57 famous people born in Abilene
Most widely known is Jessica Simpson, the American singer and actress, with articles in 83 languages. Close behind are Ryan Guzman and Vinnie Paul. 33 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Abilene ranks 2nd of the 632 towns in Texas with anyone listed.
Born here
57
notable people
Best known
Jessica Simpson
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Hyder Edward Rollins
Youngest
1991
Herschel Sims
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Abilene’s famous people
Known worldwideJessica Simpson has an article in 83 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of musiciansAmong the 57 people born here, 8 are musicians: 2.5 times the usual share.Still making names31 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1991.57 notable peopleWith 57 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Abilene
Two of the three are musicians.
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What Abilene is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
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 Abilene’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Abilene
A further 54 follow, born between 1889 and 1991.
Gregory Hoblit
born 1944American film director, television director and television producer
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A chosen home
Also called Abilene home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jean Martin the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Abilene 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 (8)
- Jessica Simpson: Mike Kaplan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Guzman: Website creators, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinnie Paul: The original uploader was Mjfelker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Sharman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boudia: Javid Nikpour, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hall: Oldwizzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Wedgeworth: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Cook: State Library and Archives of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons