#1Film, TV & Stage
Raini Rodriguez
born 1993American actress and singer
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Famous people · Bryan
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 53 famous people born in Bryan
Articles in 30 languages make the American actress and singer Raini Rodriguez the best known. The American politician Jack Kingston ranks second, ahead of David Konderla. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 32 in all. Per head, the list is long: 6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Raini Rodriguez
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
B. U. Sims
Youngest
2000
Carrie L. Byington
Most common field
Sports
27 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Bryan’s famous people
Still making names30 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2000.A town of scientists and doctorsScientists and doctors make up 5 of the 53, 1.6 times the usual share.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live in Bryan, including Aries Merritt.53 notable peopleWith 53 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bryan’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessFaithMusicMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bryan is known for
Bryan has 2.2× the usual share of business people.
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 Bryan
Languages with an article: 30 for Raini Rodriguez, 14 for Jack Kingston, 13 for David Konderla.
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Everyone else born in Bryan
50 more names, born between 1878 and 2000.
Dionel M. Aviles
born 1961United States Under Secretary of the Navy from October 8, 2004 to May 19, 2009
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A chosen home
Also called Bryan home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bryan, though born elsewhere.
R.J.Q. Adams
born 1943Professor of modern British history at Texas A&M University
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Nearby, College Station has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bryan 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 (18)
- Raini Rodriguez: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Kingston: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz: Find a Grave, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R.T. Guinn: Rolandhino1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garry Mauro: Schwartzcynthia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Ellerbee: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cat Rambo: Houari Boumedienne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Warren: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Ramsaran: Moshimena, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Broadway: User shgmom56 on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Le'Raven Clark: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Franke: Casa Rosada, CC BY 2.5 ar, Wikimedia Commons
- Dionel M. Aviles: US Department of the Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Conway: George Dorrill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Frank: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald H. Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aries Merritt: Paalso Paal Sørensen 2011, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Thornton: Music4mix at https://www.flickr.com/people/music4mix/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons