#1Music
Kris Kristofferson
1936–2024American country singer, songwriter and actor
65 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Brownsville
33 famous people from Brownsville, many of them leaders
With articles in 65 languages, Kris Kristofferson is the most widely known. Between 1920 and 1969, 14 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 10 were born since 1970. Isidro Martinez, born in 1997, is the youngest, and James Stillman, born in 1850, the first on record.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Kris Kristofferson
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
James Stillman
Youngest
1997
Isidro Martinez
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people
What stands out about Brownsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Brownsville
Languages with an article: 65 for Kris Kristofferson, 38 for Bruce Sterling, 18 for Grace Napolitano.
#1BS#2
Writing & Arts
Bruce Sterling
born 1954American author, speaker and futurist
38 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Grace Napolitano
born 1936U.S. Representative from California
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Brownsville is known for
Brownsville has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.
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 Brownsville’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageSportsMilitaryBusinessFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brownsville
30 more, best known first.
James Anthony Tamayo
born 1949American Roman-Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, titular bishop of Ita, bishop of Laredo
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Britton Davis
1860–1930MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownsville 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)
- Kris Kristofferson: Agency: Magna Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Napolitano: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Anthony Tamayo: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monica De La Cruz: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Garza: Creator:Janet Jarman Owned:Antonio O. Garza, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Studeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stillman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baltazar Hinojosa Ochoa: EnterateNorte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons