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Famous people · Buffalo

2 famous people call Buffalo their birthplace

Luther Burleson leads the list, covered in 2 languages. The other is Dan Daniels, the American disc jockey. Births span 1880 to 1934, from Luther Burleson to Dan Daniels. Across Texas, 628 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownLuther BurlesonSports · 1880–1924
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Luther Burleson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Luther Burleson
Youngest
1934
Dan Daniels
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Buffalo

Luther Burleson#1
Sports

Luther Burleson

1880–1924

American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DD#2
Sports

Dan Daniels

1934–2016

American disc jockey

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo 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.

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