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.
What stands out about El Campo’s famous people
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.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in El Campo
Ranked by languages covered: Kelly Thiebaud with 7, then Gary W. Janak with 6 and Little Willie Littlefield with 6.
#2Little Willie Littlefield
1931–2013American R&B pianist and singer
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 else born in El Campo
A further 12 follow, born between 1912 and 1994.



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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.
Photo credits (4)
- Gary W. Janak: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Hunt: original: Sgt. 1st Class April Davis of Oregon National Guardderivative: Diddykong1130, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Pérez: Noahxcx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Presley: Family Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons