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Famous people · McKinney
29 famous people were born in McKinney, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the athletics competitor Guinn Smith, covered in 21 languages. The American cyclist Chad Haga ranks second, ahead of Kenneth Erwin Hagin. 12 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From F. D. Perkins in 1875 to Madi Davis in 1999, the births cover 124 years.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Guinn Smith
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
F. D. Perkins
Youngest
1999
Madi Davis
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about McKinney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What McKinney is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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 McKinney’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 6.
SportsNotableMusicWriting & ArtsFaithPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in McKinney
First, Guinn Smith (21 languages), then Chad Haga (17) and Kenneth Erwin Hagin (13).
#2
#3Faith
Kenneth Erwin Hagin
1917–2003American Neo-Charismatic theologian
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in McKinney
Still to come: 26 more, from 1875 to 1999.
Joe Allison
1924–2002American songwriter, radio and television personality, record producer and businessman
MusicWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called McKinney home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jeremy Wariner the best known.
Scott Sanford
born 1963Texas Certified Public Accountant, Baptist pastor, and politician
FaithWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering McKinney.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McKinney 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 (10)
- Chad Haga: Pedro Semitiel from Cehegín, España, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Erwin Hagin: User:Deepdown19 on the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Doyle: fuseboxradio, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Puccio: Andrew Magill, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dillon Anderson: Whitehouse staff editors, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Wariner: Thomas Faivre-Duboz, cropped by MachoCarioca from File:Wariner Paris 2006.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Chan: FloweringDagwood, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Parrack: DoD News Features, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Webb: Wordbuilder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell E. Dickenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons