#1Famous people · Lake Jackson
6 famous people were born in Lake Jackson
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Brad Lincoln, covered in 6 languages. The American politician John Wiley Bryant ranks second, ahead of Robert Ellis. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Brad Lincoln
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
John Wiley Bryant
Youngest
1988
Monica Lin Brown
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Lake Jackson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lake Jackson’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lake Jackson
Three names lead: Brad Lincoln (6 languages), John Wiley Bryant (6) and Robert Ellis (5).
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What Lake Jackson is known for
Lake Jackson has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
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Nearby, Freeport has the most on record, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Jackson 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 (4)
- Brad Lincoln: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wiley Bryant: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ellis: John Kell from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monica Lin Brown: The original uploader was Signaleer at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Spc. Micah E. Clare (USA)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons