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Famous people · Floresville

8 famous people from Floresville, many of them leaders

The best known is the American politician John Connally, with articles in 37 languages. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, the American politician, comes second, with Lee Gonzales third. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Only 150 of the 668 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownJohn ConnallyPolitics & Law · 1917–1993
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Connally
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Manuel N. Flores
Youngest
1973
Jermane Mayberry
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Floresville’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Floresville is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.

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 Floresville’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century1800185019001950Manuel N. FloresWayne ConnallyShelley Sekula-Gibbs
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryNotable

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

The best known

Born in Floresville

Ranked by languages covered: John Connally with 37, then Shelley Sekula-Gibbs with 8 and Lee Gonzales with 4.

John Connally#1
Politics & Law

John Connally

1917–1993

American politician

37 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs#2
Politics & Law

Shelley Sekula-Gibbs

born 1953

American politician

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LG#3
Politics & Law

Lee Gonzales

born 1950

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Floresville

Here are 5 more, born from 1799 to 1973.

Jermane Mayberry

Jermane Mayberry

born 1973

American football player

JT

John Teltschik

born 1964

American football player

Manuel N. Flores

Manuel N. Flores

1799–1868

Soldier in the Texas Revolution

Wayne Connally

Wayne Connally

1923–2000

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Floresville 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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