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Famous people · Marlin
20 famous people from Marlin, many of them athletes
Bobbi Humphrey, the American soul-jazz musician, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Bob Reeves and Peggy Little. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Only 60 of the 627 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Bobbi Humphrey
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Ben Herbert Rice, Jr.
Youngest
1987
Coryell Judie
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Marlin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Marlin is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Marlin’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marlin
Two of the three are musicians.
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Everyone else born in Marlin
Another 17, the earliest born in 1889.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marlin 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 (5)
- Bob Reeves: Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Wellman: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irby Rice Curry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matterral Richardson: Brandonrush, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mullie Lenoir: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons