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Famous people · Magnolia

Magnolia is the birthplace of 4 famous people

With articles in 7 languages, Nick Mitchell is the most widely known. Jordan Groshans, the American baseball player, comes second, with Michael Woods II third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Ben Leman, born in 1961, the newest to Michael Woods II, born in 2000. The list comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.

#2 best knownJordan GroshansSports · born 1999
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Nick Mitchell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Ben Leman
Youngest
2000
Michael Woods II
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Magnolia

Three names lead: Nick Mitchell (7 languages), Jordan Groshans (2) and Michael Woods II (2).

NM#1
Sports

Nick Mitchell

born 1982

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jordan Groshans#2
Sports

Jordan Groshans

born 1999

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MI#3
Sports

Michael Woods II

born 2000

American football player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Magnolia’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

The American centuryToday195020002050Ben LemanJordan Groshans
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Magnolia is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.

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 Magnolia

1 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Magnolia 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.

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