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Famous people · Alpine
Most of the 9 famous people born in Alpine came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Fritz Kiersch, the American film director, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Pete Gallego and Clayton Williams. The first birth on record is Gabe Cazares’, in 1920, and the last Jameill Showers’, in 1991. Per head, the list is long: 15 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Fritz Kiersch
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Gabe Cazares
Youngest
1991
Jameill Showers
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Alpine
Fritz Kiersch, Pete Gallego and Clayton Williams are written about in 11, 9 and 6 languages.
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Through the years
When Alpine’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Alpine is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Alpine
Of the other 6, 2 are athletes.
John Coleman
1934–2018American television weatherman and co-founder of The Weather Channel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alpine 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)
- Pete Gallego: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coleman: John Coleman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin R. Young: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons