#1Famous people · Cameron
Of the 9 famous people born in Cameron, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 12 languages make the Catholic bishop Daniel E. Garcia the best known. The American economist Ruth Alice Allen ranks second, ahead of Dede Westbrook. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Between 1920 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Daniel E. Garcia
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Ruth Alice Allen
Youngest
1993
Dede Westbrook
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Cameron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cameron’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cameron is known for
Cameron has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Cameron
The three are covered in 12, 7 and 4 languages: Daniel E. Garcia, Ruth Alice Allen and Dede Westbrook.
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The other 6 span the years 1918 to 1982.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cameron 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 (4)
- Daniel E. Garcia: Fredron DeKarlos Blackmon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Alice Allen: University of Texas at Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Partee: NFL Players Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drayton McLane, Jr.: SBoyd, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons