#1Famous people · Killeen
29 famous people from Killeen, many of them athletes
Shane Kimbrough, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. 12 of them were born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 1.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Shane Kimbrough
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Jim Scoggins
Youngest
2003
Julian Phillips
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Killeen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Killeen’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 8 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Killeen is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
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 Killeen
Shane Kimbrough has articles in 31 languages, Oveta Culp Hobby in 23 and Mike Stulce in 18.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
1905–1995US Army officer and government official
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Killeen
Of the other 26, 16 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Killeen home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Killeen, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Killeen 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)
- Shane Kimbrough: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oveta Culp Hobby: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce O'Neale: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denise DuBarry: Helen Howlett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny!: Cool antonio, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kehri Jones: Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons