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Famous people · Big Spring
Of the 26 famous people born in Big Spring, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American actress and singer Betty Buckley, with articles in 31 languages. Second place goes to the American actor and director Dave O'Brien, third to Rose Magers. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Harry Hickox’s, in 1910, and the last Janette Luu’s, in 1976.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Betty Buckley
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Harry Hickox
Youngest
1976
Janette Luu
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Big Spring’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Big Spring is known for
Big Spring has 2× the usual share of performers.
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 Big Spring
Two of the three are performers.
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Through the years
When Big Spring’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 6 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Big Spring
The rest number 23, with 12 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Big Spring home
Born elsewhere, Tim Dunn lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Spring 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 (7)
- Dave O'Brien: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vy Dong: Jennifer Griffiths, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie Gray: HazteOir.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Bunch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Spikes: 7-Eleven, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Dykes: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Pittman: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons