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Famous people · Decatur

No famous person born in Decatur is listed yet

635 of the towns in Texas list at least one person. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names. Abilene has the second-longest list in Texas, after Beaumont, with 57.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Decatur), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Decatur has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Decatur 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.