Photo: Charles Henry · CC BY 2.0No one from Friona is on the famous people list yet
638 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Friona), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Friona has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Friona 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.