#1Famous people · Commerce
Most of the 9 famous people born in Commerce came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Claire Lee Chennault, the US general, with articles in 28 languages. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. The first birth on record is Claire Lee Chennault’s, in 1893, and the last Kent Williams’, in 1964. Fewer than a quarter of the 627 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Claire Lee Chennault
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Claire Lee Chennault
Youngest
1964
Kent Williams
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Commerce
First, Claire Lee Chennault (28 languages), then Gene Edwards (4) and Maxwell Henry Gluck (4).
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Through the years
When Commerce’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Commerce is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Commerce 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 (3)
- Claire Lee Chennault: Harry Warnecke and Robert F. Cranston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Williams: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margot Mayo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons