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Famous people · Longview
55 famous people from Longview, many of them athletes
Forest Whitaker, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. The list is still growing: 24 were born since 1970. Over 113 years of births, the list goes from Johnny Johnston (1890) to Montana Jordan (2003). Per head, the list is long: 6.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
Forest Whitaker
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Johnny Johnston
Youngest
2003
Montana Jordan
Most common field
Sports
37 people
What stands out about Longview’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 81 languages, Forest Whitaker is known far beyond the town.Still making names36 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2003.A town of athletesAthletes make up 37 of the 55, 1.9 times the usual share.55 notable peopleMore than most towns: 55 notable people were born in Longview.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Longview
Ranked by languages covered: Forest Whitaker with 81, then Miranda Lambert with 40 and José Francisco Torres with 24.
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Through the years
When Longview’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 10 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Longview is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Longview
Still to come: 52 more, from 1890 to 2003.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Longview.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Longview 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 (8)
- Miranda Lambert: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montana Jordan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lee Hancock: Steven Baker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Silkwood: The Romero Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Davis: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evonne Hsu: Tim Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons