#1Famous people · Beaumont
Of the 63 famous people born in Beaumont, an unusual share are musicians
At the top of the list is the American astronaut Robert Crippen, covered in 37 languages. The next two names are Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter. The largest group, 44, was born between 1920 and 1969. The first birth on record is Dick Campbell’s, in 1903, and the last Taylor Reed’s, in 1991.
Born here
63
notable people
Best known
Robert Crippen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Dick Campbell
Youngest
1991
Taylor Reed
Most common field
Sports
31 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Beaumont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Beaumont is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Beaumont’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 12 births in the decade.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Beaumont
Musicians take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Beaumont
60 more, 31 of them athletes.
Barbara Lynn
born 1942American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
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Dick Campbell
1903–1994American arts administrator, stage director and performer
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Benny Barnes
1934–1985Was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist
MusicWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Beaumont home
One more notable person made the town home: Bob Phillips.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaumont 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 (15)
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Winter: Joe Bielawa from MInneapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Graham: Kennystevens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Q. Jones: L. Q. Jones in trailer for Hang 'Em High (1968), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Asbury: Sony Pictures Animation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Vinson: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Fiorenza: Andrea Booher/FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Jo Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Bell: Stefan Servos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Bruce: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Lynn: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Walker: cliff1066, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons