#1Famous people · Gatesville
9 famous people from Gatesville, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Mike Weaver, the American boxer, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Cotton Davidson and William Blankenship. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 7 in all. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mike Weaver
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Eddie Locke
Youngest
1986
Cody Maynard
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Gatesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Gatesville is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Gatesville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gatesville
Mike Weaver has articles in 10 languages, Cotton Davidson in 7 and William Blankenship in 5.
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Everyone else born in Gatesville
The rest number 6, with 4 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gatesville 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)
- Mike Weaver: Wevr333, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotton Davidson: Kappa Alpha Mu fraternity at the University of Houston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Maynard: State of Oklahoma’s Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Holt: Eric Frommer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons