#1Famous people · Livingston
Most of the 8 famous people born in Livingston came into the world between 1920 and 1969
James E. Gunn, the American astronomer, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Annette Gordon-Reed and Lyda Green. Per head, the list is long: 14 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. Over 83 years of births, the list goes from Margo Jones (1911) to Devante Mays (1994).
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James E. Gunn
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Margo Jones
Youngest
1994
Devante Mays
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Livingston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Livingston’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Livingston
James E. Gunn has articles in 17 languages, Annette Gordon-Reed in 13 and Lyda Green in 6.
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Known for
What Livingston is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Livingston 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)
- James E. Gunn: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devante Mays: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons