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Famous people · Alvin
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Alvin
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Savion Flagg, covered in 5 languages. Joe Ferguson, the American football player, comes second, with Reid Ryan third. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. The list comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Savion Flagg
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1950
Joe Ferguson
Youngest
2004
Trey Burke
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Alvin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Alvin’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Alvin is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes 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.
The best known
Born in Alvin
All three are athletes.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Alvin
Another 5, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Alvin home
Born elsewhere, Nolan Ryan lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Friendswood has the longest list next door: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alvin 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 (5)
- Reid Ryan: Republic Country Club, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nolan Ryan: derivative work: Amineshaker Image:Nolan_Ryan_in_Atlanta.jpg: Wahkeenah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Price: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Weber: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Trask: GamecockCentral, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons