Llano’s famous people span 111 years: 6 births from 1891 to 2002
Cecil Smith, the American polo player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list’s best known name, Cecil Smith, dates from 1904. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born in Llano
All three are athletes.
When Llano’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Llano is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Llano
3 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Llano?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Llano’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Llano 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)
- Ernest H. Hereford: Reveille Annual, UTA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ponder: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

