#1Famous people · Colleyville
5 famous people were born in Colleyville
The best known is the American baseball player Bobby Witt Jr., with articles in 8 languages. Close behind are Cody Thomas and Joni Lamb. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Bobby Witt Jr.
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1960
Joni Lamb
Youngest
2003
Hannah Boughton
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Colleyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Colleyville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 2000s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Colleyville
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2JL#3
Known for
What Colleyville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Colleyville
A further 2 follow, born between 1976 and 2003.
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The most names next door are in Bedford: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colleyville 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 (5)
- Bobby Witt Jr.: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Thomas: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Snodgrass: Guy M. Snodgrass, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Shahi: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RJ Nembhard: Nathan Lowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons