Next door to Lavon, Wylie lists 10 famous people
In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 632 towns. No entry yet names Lavon as a birthplace. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Lavon), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Lavon has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Lavon
Around it, Wylie has the most people on record, 10 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lavon 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 (1)
- Herbert M. Shelton: Doris Kanter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons