#1Writing & Arts
Lou Dobbs
1945–2024American conservative political commentator
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Famous people · Childress
Of the 10 famous people born in Childress, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 19 languages make the American conservative political commentator Lou Dobbs the best known. Second and third on the list are Hardy Brown and Clarence Booth. In the age of mills and railroads, 5 were born, the most of any period. Sumner D. Tilson (1898) and Robert McDaniel (1983) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Lou Dobbs
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Sumner D. Tilson
Youngest
1983
Robert McDaniel
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Childress’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Childress is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 3 times.
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 Childress
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Childress’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Childress 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)
- Lou Dobbs: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret A. Edwards: Trinity University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons