#1Famous people · Forney
4 famous people were born in Forney
Tex Erwin, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The American baseball player Josh Geer ranks second, ahead of Mary S. Coleman. The list comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Tex Erwin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Tex Erwin
Youngest
1983
Josh Geer
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Forney
Tex Erwin leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Josh Geer (3) and Mary S. Coleman (3).
#1#2#3Through the years
When Forney’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 1.
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Known for
What Forney is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forney 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)
- Tex Erwin: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Geer: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary S. Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coreen Mary Spellman: Coreen Mary Spellman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons