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Famous people · McAllen
23 famous people were born in McAllen, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Most widely known is Elizabeth Moon, the American fiction writer, with articles in 24 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 13 in all. Only 50 of the 632 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more. Lois January (1912) and Eric Gutierrez (1993) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Moon
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Lois January
Youngest
1993
Eric Gutierrez
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about McAllen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When McAllen’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What McAllen is known for
McAllen has 1.7× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 McAllen
Counted by languages, Elizabeth Moon is ahead of Raúl Castillo and Mike Heath: 24, 21 and 14.
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Film, TV & Stage
Raúl Castillo
born 1977American actor and playwright
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Mike Heath
born 1964American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in McAllen
Here are 20 more, born from 1912 to 1993.
Gina Hinojosa
born 1973American lawyer and politician, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Leslie Martinez
born 1985Texas-born visual artist (b. 1985, McAllen, TX; lives and works in Dallas, TX)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called McAllen home
One more notable person made the town home: Germán Madrazo.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Edinburg counts 12 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McAllen 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 (9)
- Mike Heath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois January: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorge Cantú: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Hinojosa: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca: Ruizbot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Gonzalez: Christopher Michel from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kruger: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Pulido: Kim-bodia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Bentsen: Department of the Treasury[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons