#1Famous people · Denton
Of the 39 famous people born in Denton, an unusual share are musicians
Ann Sheridan, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. The largest group, 23, was born between 1920 and 1969. 9 of them were born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Harry C. Bates, born in 1882, the newest to Patrick Morris, born in 1995.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Ann Sheridan
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Harry C. Bates
Youngest
1995
Patrick Morris
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Denton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Denton is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 4.2 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 Denton’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Denton
Three names lead: Ann Sheridan (38 languages), Sly Stone (38) and Stanley George Payne (21).
#1
#2Music
Sly Stone
1943–2025American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer
38 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Denton
Another 36, 18 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Denton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Jason Lee.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Krum has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Denton 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 (9)
- Ann Sheridan: New York Sunday News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sly Stone: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley George Payne: Bzd1415, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Peterson: Universal City Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Malone: User:VincentBaas (File:Shorttrack relay USA.JPG), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis George: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herschel Evans: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Lee: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons