#1Famous people · Channelview
Channelview is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Sam Demel, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Chris Sampson and Brandon Jennings. Over the border in Houston, 31 names are on record, led by Hilary Duff. Born in 1978, Chris Sampson is the first name on record, and Sam Demel, born in 1985, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Sam Demel
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1978
Chris Sampson
Youngest
1985
Sam Demel
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Channelview
By how many languages cover them, Sam Demel comes first (4), then Chris Sampson (3) and Brandon Jennings (1).
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Houston leads the towns around it, with 31 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Channelview 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 (2)
- Sam Demel: Dru Bloomfield - At Home in Scottsdale (Dru Bloomfield), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Duff: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons