Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Grapevine

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Famous people · Grapevine

Of the 11 famous people born in Grapevine, an unusual share are athletes

Articles in 46 languages make the American actress and singer Mckenna Grace the best known. Second and third on the list are Annie Ilonzeh and Mary L. Good. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.

#3 best knownMary L. GoodScience & Medicine · 1931–2019
+7more
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Mckenna Grace
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Wingate Hezekiah Lucas
Youngest
2006
Mckenna Grace
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about Grapevine’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Grapevine’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Greg GarzaWingate Hezekiah LucasMary L. Good
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Grapevine is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 times as common.

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 Grapevine

Mckenna Grace, Annie Ilonzeh and Mary L. Good are written about in 46, 23 and 20 languages.

MG#1
Film, TV & Stage

Mckenna Grace

born 2006

American actress and singer

46 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AI#2
Film, TV & Stage

Annie Ilonzeh

born 1983

American actress

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Mary L. Good#3
Science & Medicine

Mary L. Good

1931–2019

American chemist

20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Grapevine

8 more, from 1908 to 2003.

Wingate Hezekiah Lucas

Wingate Hezekiah Lucas

1908–1989

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
BB

Ben Bass

born 1989

Player of American football

BD

Bill Davis

1916–1994

American football player

The town’s pick

Who’s the most famous person from Grapevine?

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Town Square →
Your pick
No picks yet

Be the first to say who Grapevine’s most famous person is.

Or tell us
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Lewisville’s, at 13 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grapevine 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 (7)