#1Famous people · Fort Worth
Of the 30 famous people born in Fort Worth, an unusual share are performers
Articles in 79 languages make the American actress Shelley Duvall the best known. Bill Paxton and Larry Hagman follow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 21 in all. For its size the list is short: 0.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical Texas town.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Shelley Duvall
in 79 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Patricia Highsmith
Youngest
2001
Bryan Reynolds
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
14 people
Also called it home
9
notable residents
What stands out about Fort Worth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fort Worth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fort Worth
Three names lead: Shelley Duvall (79 languages), Bill Paxton (66) and Larry Hagman (60).
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#3Through the years
When Fort Worth’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageMusicSportsWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fort Worth
27 more names, born between 1921 and 2001.
Ornette Coleman
1930–2015American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
MusicWikipedia ↗
Martha Wells
born 1964American science fiction and fantasy author born in Fort Worth, Texas 1964
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fort Worth home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fort Worth, though born elsewhere.
Katherine Anne Porter
1890–1980American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Arlington, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Worth 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 (15)
- Shelley Duvall: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hagman: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Highsmith: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Meester: Daniel Batalles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ornette Coleman: Geert Vandepoele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bruce Merrifield: Dann Kristoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Hawkins: Raphael Pour-Hashemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Capshaw: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Eads: Pfc. Ethan Ford U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Denver: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Anne Porter: Hulton Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Stone: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Shahi: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons