#1Famous people · Edinburg
12 famous people were born in Edinburg, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American singer Bobby Pulido, covered in 10 languages. Births span 1935 to 1987, from Jim Wright to Pedro Villarreal. 4 were born in 1970 or later. The list comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Bobby Pulido
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Jim Wright
Youngest
1987
Pedro Villarreal
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Edinburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edinburg’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineSportsMusicMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Edinburg
First, Bobby Pulido (10 languages), then Gabrielle Ruiz (8) and Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (4).
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#3Military
Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez
1946–1968Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Edinburg is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Edinburg
9 more, from 1935 to 1987.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edinburg 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 (7)
- Bobby Pulido: Kim-bodia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Ruiz: The Paparazzi Gamer (TPG), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez: Petty Officer 1st Class Michelle Lucht, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Canales: Curtisbeaumont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Mulrow: Kay Dickersin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Minerva G. Carcaño: Paul Jeffrey (Photo #GC0252), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pedro Villarreal: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons