Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Jewett

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 · Jewett

Fritz Von Erich tops a list of 3 famous people born in Jewett

Articles in 13 languages make the American professional wrestler Fritz Von Erich the best known. Close behind are Romus Burgin and Wally Dashiell. The earliest on the list is Wally Dashiell, born in 1902, and the youngest Fritz Von Erich, born in 1929. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.

#1 best knownFritz Von ErichSports · 1929–1997
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Fritz Von Erich
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Wally Dashiell
Youngest
1929
Fritz Von Erich
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Jewett

Three names lead: Fritz Von Erich (13 languages), Romus Burgin (3) and Wally Dashiell (2).

Fritz Von Erich#1
Sports

Fritz Von Erich

1929–1997

American professional wrestler

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RB#2
Writing & Arts

Romus Burgin

1922–2019

United States Marine

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WD#3
Sports

Wally Dashiell

1902–1972

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Jewett is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The town’s pick

Who’s the most famous person from Jewett?

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 Jewett’s most famous person is.

Or tell us

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jewett 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 (1)
  • Fritz Von Erich: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons