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Billie Sol Estes
1925–2013American businessman and confidence swindler
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Famous people · Clyde
5 famous people were born in Clyde
The best known is the American businessman and confidence swindler Billie Sol Estes, with articles in 7 languages. Quincy Armstrong and Cliff Patton follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Billie Sol Estes
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Josie Alma Woods
Youngest
1928
Quincy Armstrong
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Clyde
Billie Sol Estes, Quincy Armstrong and Cliff Patton are written about in 7, 3 and 2 languages.
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When Clyde’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Clyde is known for
Clyde has 1.7× 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.
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The other 2 span the years 1889 to 1921.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clyde 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)
- Billie Sol Estes: Thomas J. O'Halloran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Patton: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons