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Famous people · Azle

4 famous people were born in Azle

Articles in 4 languages make the officer of the United States Marine corps John T. Walker the best known. Andrew Greer and Les Peden follow. Born in 1893, John T. Walker is the first name on record, and Andrew Greer, born in 1982, the most recent. The list comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.

#1 best knownJohn T. WalkerMilitary · 1893–1955
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John T. Walker
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
John T. Walker
Youngest
1982
Andrew Greer
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Azle

John T. Walker leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Andrew Greer (2) and Les Peden (2).

John T. Walker#1
Military

John T. Walker

1893–1955

Officer of the United States Marine Corps

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Andrew Greer#2
Music

Andrew Greer

born 1982

American singer-songwriter

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LP#3
Sports

Les Peden

1923–2002

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Azle’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 1 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Rusty WhittJohn T. Walker
SportsMilitaryMusic

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Known for

What Azle is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Azle

1 more, best known first.

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Famous people from the towns next door

Fort Worth leads the towns around it, with 30 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Azle 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.

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