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Famous people · Frisco
14 famous people were born in Frisco, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 17 languages make the American soccer player Jaedyn Shaw the best known. The largest group, 13, was born since 1970. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 0.6, close to the 0.7 of the typical Texas town. Fewer than a quarter of the 630 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Jaedyn Shaw
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
Dave Clark
Youngest
2010
Andy Woodward
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Frisco’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Frisco’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 7 births.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Frisco is known for
Frisco has 2.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Frisco
The three are covered in 17, 11 and 7 languages: Jaedyn Shaw, Andy Woodward and Nick Bolton.
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Everyone else born in Frisco
11 more names, born between 1936 and 2006.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Frisco home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Skye Blakely the best known.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frisco 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 (9)
- Andy Woodward: Vysotsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Bolton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Patterson: Feelin' Kinda Blue, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Horton: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Reed: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audrey Lu: Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin McHale: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Webb: Wordbuilder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamont Smith: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons