#1Famous people · Georgetown
Of the 9 famous people born in Georgetown, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the athletics competitor Foy Draper, covered in 19 languages. Andrew McKirahan is second and Euel Box third. Born in 1894, Dixie Leverett is the first name on record, and Thomas Fletcher, born in 1998, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 627 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Foy Draper
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Dixie Leverett
Youngest
1998
Thomas Fletcher
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Georgetown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Georgetown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
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 Georgetown’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Georgetown
The three are covered in 19, 4 and 4 languages: Foy Draper, Andrew McKirahan and Euel Box.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Georgetown
Still to come: 6 more, from 1894 to 1998.
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A chosen home
Also called Georgetown home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Georgetown, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Georgetown 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 (6)
- Foy Draper: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew McKirahan: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli L. Whiteley: Buffs at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Leverett: Copyright International Feature Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Talarico: Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Thompson: User:Desert sapper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons