#1Famous people · Lamesa
8 famous people were born in Lamesa, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Barry Corbin, the American actor, with articles in 27 languages. Steve Pearce is second and Bo Robinson third. From Ernest Hawkins in 1926 to Brad Cornett in 1969, the births cover 43 years. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.5 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Barry Corbin
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Ernest Hawkins
Youngest
1969
Brad Cornett
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Lamesa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lamesa’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lamesa
Barry Corbin has articles in 27 languages, Steve Pearce in 17 and Bo Robinson in 3.
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#2Politics & Law
Steve Pearce
born 19471947- American armed forces veteran and politician
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BR#3
Known for
What Lamesa is known for
Lamesa has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Of the other 5, 3 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lamesa 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 (2)
- Barry Corbin: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Pearce: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons