#14 famous people come from Floydada, Don Williams the best known
Most widely known is Don Williams, the American country singer, with articles in 24 languages. The next two names are Price Brookfield and H. Jeff Kimble. The biggest group are athletes: 2. The earliest on the list is Price Brookfield, born in 1920, and the youngest David Terrell, born in 1975.
Born in Floydada
Counted by languages, Don Williams is ahead of Price Brookfield and H. Jeff Kimble: 24, 10 and 8.
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#2When Floydada’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Floydada is known for
Share of Floydada’s famous people in each field.
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 Floydada
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Floydada 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 (2)
- Don Williams: DJParker39 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Price Brookfield: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons