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O. C. Fisher
1903–1994United States Congressman from Texas
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Famous people · Junction
6 famous people call Junction their birthplace
The best known is the united States Congressman from Texas O. C. Fisher, with articles in 6 languages. Tex Hamer, the American football player, comes second, with Les Cox third. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Felton T. Wright, born in 1900, to Wilson Stone, born in 1907.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
O. C. Fisher
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Felton T. Wright
Youngest
1907
Wilson Stone
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Junction
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Junction’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Junction is known for
Junction has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Junction 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)
- O. C. Fisher: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons