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Famous people · El Campo

Most of the 15 famous people born in El Campo came into the world between 1920 and 1969

Most widely known is Kelly Thiebaud, the American actress, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Gary W. Janak and Little Willie Littlefield. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Athletes make up the largest group, 7 of them.

#2 best knownGary W. JanakFaith · born 1962
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Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Kelly Thiebaud
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Bill Wallace
Youngest
1994
Joey Hunt
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about El Campo’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When El Campo’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Emma PérezLeo PresleyJoey HuntGary W. Janak
SportsFaithMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in El Campo

Ranked by languages covered: Kelly Thiebaud with 7, then Gary W. Janak with 6 and Little Willie Littlefield with 6.

KT#1
Film, TV & Stage

Kelly Thiebaud

born 1982

American actress

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gary W. Janak#2
Faith

Gary W. Janak

born 1962

American Catholic auxiliary bishop

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LL#3
Music

Little Willie Littlefield

1931–2013

American R&B pianist and singer

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What El Campo is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in El Campo

A further 12 follow, born between 1912 and 1994.

CS

Chuck Swindoll

born 1934

American pastor and Christian writer

DD

Denice Denton

1959–2006

American academic administrator

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Emma Pérez

Emma Pérez

born 1954

American author and professor

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
DC

Dobie Craig

1938–2018

American football player

GG

George Gerberman

1942–2022

American baseball player

Leo Presley

Leo Presley

1922–1975

American football player

BW

Bill Wallace

1912–1993

American football player

RB

Rosalyn Baker

born 1946

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
VV

Vic Vasicek

1926–2003

American football player

HP

Horace Perkins

born 1954

American football defensive back

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Campo 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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