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Famous people · Eagle Pass

Eagle Pass is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Articles in 4 languages make the American conductor Louis Lane the best known. Alia M. Ludlum and Poncho Nevárez follow. Over 93 years of births, the list goes from Connie Douglas Reeves (1901) to Tres Barrera (1994). More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.

#4 best knownTres BarreraSports · born 1994
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Louis Lane
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Connie Douglas Reeves
Youngest
1994
Tres Barrera
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Eagle Pass’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Eagle Pass’s famous people were born

The 1920s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Tres Barrera
Politics & LawMusicSportsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Eagle Pass

Leaders take two of the three places.

LL#1
Music

Louis Lane

1923–2016

American conductor

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AL#2
Politics & Law

Alia M. Ludlum

born 1962

United States federal judge

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PN#3
Politics & Law

Poncho Nevárez

born 1972

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Eagle Pass is known for

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Everyone else born in Eagle Pass

Another 2, the earliest born in 1901.

A chosen home

Also called Eagle Pass home

Born elsewhere, King Fisher lived here.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Pass 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.

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