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Famous people · Corpus Christi
Performers stand out among the 52 famous people born in Corpus Christi
Eva Longoria, the American actress and producer, is the most widely known, written about in 83 languages. Second and third on the list are Farrah Fawcett and Jeremy Jordan. Between 1920 and 1969, 34 were born, the most of any period. Over 81 years of births, the list goes from Martha Tilton (1915) to Victoria Moroles (1996).
Born here
52
notable people
Best known
Eva Longoria
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Martha Tilton
Youngest
1996
Victoria Moroles
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Corpus Christi’s famous people
Known worldwideEva Longoria is written about in 83 languages.A town of performersPerformers make up 11 of the 52, 2.2 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 35 of them have been born here, the latest in 1996.52 notable peopleMore than most towns: 52 notable people were born in Corpus Christi.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Corpus Christi
The three are covered in 83, 79 and 28 languages: Eva Longoria, Farrah Fawcett and Jeremy Jordan.
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What Corpus Christi is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Corpus Christi’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Corpus Christi
The other 49 span the years 1915 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Corpus Christi home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Corpus Christi, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Aransas Pass counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Corpus Christi 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 (16)
- Farrah Fawcett: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Jordan: Sarah_Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Julich: Scott Mucci from Cupertino, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Leetch: Original uploader was Håkan Dahlström (Hakandahlstrom at en.wikipedia) Later versions were uploaded by IrisKawling at en.wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Reed: Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Powell: MusicaMetal, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Tilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pepe Serna: hinnk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Farenthold: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Freese: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Abstract: Nicolas Padovani, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert N. Proctor: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Labonte: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicente Gonzalez: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Moroles: Dulce Osuna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Sullivan: Mizzou415, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons