#1Famous people · Laredo
Of the 30 famous people born in Laredo, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the American and Mexican actor Tony Dalton, covered in 28 languages. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 99 years of births, the list goes from Alicia Dickerson Montemayor (1902) to Diego Rocha-Martinez (2001). The list is still growing: 11 were born since 1970.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Tony Dalton
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Alicia Dickerson Montemayor
Youngest
2001
Diego Rocha-Martinez
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Laredo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Laredo’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 9 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Laredo is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.8 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 Laredo
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1TD#2
#3Politics & Law
Federico Peña
born 1947U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1993-1997
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Laredo
27 more, 9 of them leaders.
John P. Wheeler III
1944–2010American medical examiner; presidential aide to three U.S. presidents
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Laredo home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jack Lanza the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laredo 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 (7)
- Tony Dalton: Milton Martínez / Secretaría de Cultura CDMX, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Federico Peña: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxanne Perez: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cuellar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Webber: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Lanza: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons