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Famous people · Angleton
Athletes stand out among the 16 famous people born in Angleton
The best known is the American record producer Ross Robinson, with articles in 19 languages. The American football player and coach Emmitt Thomas ranks second, ahead of Erika Jo. Since 1970, 8 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 8 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Ross Robinson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Bernie James
Youngest
1991
Henry Josey
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Angleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Angleton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Angleton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
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 Angleton
Ross Robinson leads with articles in 19 languages, ahead of Emmitt Thomas (6) and Erika Jo (5).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Angleton
The other 13 span the years 1905 to 1991.
Quentin Jammer
born 1979All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Angleton 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 (9)
- Quentin Jammer: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeron Robinson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Willis: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie James: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Beene: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Bonnen: NASA Johnson Space Center / Josh Valcarcel – NASA – John, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Toston: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Terry: User:Corpx, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew B. Tipton: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons