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Jesse Martin Combs
1889–1953United States Representative
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Famous people · Center
Of the 9 famous people born in Center, an unusual share are leaders
Jesse Martin Combs, the united States representative, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 17.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. The first birth on record is Jesse Martin Combs’, in 1889, and the last Chris Paddie’s, in 1974.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jesse Martin Combs
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Jesse Martin Combs
Youngest
1974
Chris Paddie
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Center’s famous people
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What Center is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 times.
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The best known
Born in Center
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Center’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Everyone else born in Center
The rest number 6, with 4 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center 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)
- Jesse Martin Combs: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Shofner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Christian: Resolute Media Group, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Ray: U.S. Department of State, photographer not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons