#1Famous people · Itasca
3 famous people were born in Itasca
Billy Guy, the American singer, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Sam Baker and Sully Montgomery. The earliest on the list is Sully Montgomery, born in 1901, and the youngest Sam Baker, born in 1954. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Billy Guy
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Sully Montgomery
Youngest
1954
Sam Baker
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Itasca
Ranked by languages covered: Billy Guy with 7, then Sam Baker with 4 and Sully Montgomery with 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Itasca 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 (2)
- Billy Guy: Topps Gum Cards and ATCO Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Baker: Erik Joling at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons