#1Famous people · Marfa
3 famous people come from Marfa, Robert Jay Mathews the best known
Most widely known is Robert Jay Mathews, the American neo-Nazi, with articles in 15 languages. Forrest Blue is second and Patricia Rodriguez third. The list runs from Patricia Rodriguez, born in 1944, to Robert Jay Mathews, born in 1953. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Robert Jay Mathews
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1944
Patricia Rodriguez
Youngest
1953
Robert Jay Mathews
The best known
Born in Marfa
Robert Jay Mathews, Forrest Blue and Patricia Rodriguez are written about in 15, 4 and 3 languages.
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Writing & Arts
Patricia Rodriguez
born 1944Chicana artist and educator (b. 1944)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Marfa is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marfa 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 (1)
- Robert Jay Mathews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons