#1Famous people · Knox City
Stan Hansen tops a list of 3 famous people born in Knox City
The best known is the American professional wrestler Stan Hansen, with articles in 18 languages. Behind the leader come Kay Adams and Walter David Counts III. Walter David Counts III, born in 1961, is the youngest, and Kay Adams, born in 1941, the first on record. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Stan Hansen
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1941
Kay Adams
Youngest
1961
Walter David Counts III
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Knox City
The three are covered in 18, 6 and 3 languages: Stan Hansen, Kay Adams and Walter David Counts III.
#1#2#3Politics & Law
Walter David Counts III
born 1961United States federal judge for the Western District of Texas
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knox City 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 (3)
- Stan Hansen: WarMachineWildThing at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Adams: Omac Artists Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter David Counts III: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons