#1Famous people · Allen
Of the 20 famous people born in Allen, an unusual share are athletes
Jim Parrack, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. The largest group, 18, was born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 1.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. From Malcolm Perry in 1929 to JP Hurlbert in 2008, the births cover 79 years.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Jim Parrack
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Malcolm Perry
Youngest
2008
JP Hurlbert
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Allen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Allen’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Allen is known for
Allen has 2.4× 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.
The best known
Born in Allen
Ranked by languages covered: Jim Parrack with 21, then Matt Barr with 19 and Jaylon Tyson with 10.
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Everyone else born in Allen
The rest number 17, with 16 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Allen home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Allen, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, Plano counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allen 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 (10)
- Jim Parrack: DoD News Features, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaylon Tyson: 2C2K Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Patrick McCarty: Anita Ritenour from Santa Maria, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Stevens: U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric Ogbuehi: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Clements: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uzoma Nwachukwu: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Leach: Photographer - Matt Davis @ 818 Images, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin McHale: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Dick: Brandonrush, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons