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Famous people · Lufkin
35 famous people from Lufkin, many of them athletes
William Delbert Gann, the American businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 20 in all. Births span 1878 to 2002, from William Delbert Gann to Ja'Lynn Polk. Fewer than a quarter of the 635 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
William Delbert Gann
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
William Delbert Gann
Youngest
2002
Ja'Lynn Polk
Most common field
Sports
26 people
What stands out about Lufkin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lufkin’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 8 births in the decade.
SportsMusicBusinessPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lufkin is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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The best known
Born in Lufkin
Languages with an article: 15 for William Delbert Gann, 12 for Allan Shivers, 8 for Ken Houston.
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Everyone else born in Lufkin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lufkin 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)
- Allan Shivers: Ronnie Dugger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natasha Mack: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Jaffe: Kirtland Records, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Hall: Audra Calloway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keke Coutee: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tedashii: Washedwithblood7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benny Barnes: AmusedRepose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Runnels: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons