#1Famous people · Lubbock
Of the 39 famous people born in Lubbock, an unusual share are musicians
At the top of the list is the American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly, covered in 75 languages. Chace Crawford and Conrad Vernon follow. 28 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Buddy Holly
in 75 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Jim Boles
Youngest
2000
Monty Holmes
Most common field
Music
11 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Lubbock’s famous people
A town of musiciansMusicians make up 11 of the 39, 5.1 times the usual share.Known worldwideBuddy Holly is written about in 75 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2000, among 23 since 1950.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live in Lubbock, including John Denver.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lubbock is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 5.1 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 Lubbock
Ranked by languages covered: Buddy Holly with 75, then Chace Crawford with 47 and Conrad Vernon with 35.
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#2CV#3
Film, TV & Stage
Conrad Vernon
born 1968American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor
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Through the years
When Lubbock’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 9.
MusicFilm, TV & StageSportsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lubbock
Still to come: 36 more, from 1914 to 2000.
Delbert McClinton
born 1940American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist
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A chosen home
Also called Lubbock home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, John Denver the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lubbock 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)
- Buddy Holly: Buddy_Holly_Brunswick_Records.jpg: Brunswick Records derivative work: GDuwenTell me!, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chace Crawford: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trae Young: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Maines: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Davis: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Denver: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Hayhoe: Eurasia Group, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons