#1Famous people · Bonham
21 famous people were born in Bonham, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Charlie Christian, the American swing and jazz guitarist, with articles in 28 languages. The American musician Karen Dalton ranks second, ahead of Kenny Marchant. 13 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. B. A. Wilson, born in 1971, is the youngest, and Roberta Dodd Crawford, born in 1897, the first on record.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Charlie Christian
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Roberta Dodd Crawford
Youngest
1971
B. A. Wilson
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Bonham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bonham is known for
Bonham has 2.6× the usual share of musicians.
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 Bonham
Charlie Christian, Karen Dalton and Kenny Marchant are written about in 28, 18 and 16 languages.
#1KD#2
#3Politics & Law
Kenny Marchant
born 1951Former U.S. Representative from Texas
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Bonham’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaith
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Everyone else born in Bonham
The rest number 18, with 12 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bonham 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)
- Charlie Christian: Leo Valdes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Marchant: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Flowers: Sshell85, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy McMillan: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Darwin: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Blankenship: Underwood and Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Moore: User:Geologik, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom McBride: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons