#1Famous people · Mercedes
10 famous people were born in Mercedes, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Kika de la Garza, the American politician, with articles in 10 languages. The American writer Rolando Hinojosa ranks second, ahead of Jeff Wentworth. The oldest name on the list belongs to Roger Birkman, born in 1919, the newest to Tomas Barrientes, born in 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 6 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Kika de la Garza
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Roger Birkman
Youngest
1970
Tomas Barrientes
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Mercedes
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2JW#3
Through the years
When Mercedes’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mercedes is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Mercedes
Another 7, the earliest born in 1919.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Weslaco leads the towns around it, with 9 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mercedes 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 (4)
- Kika de la Garza: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rolando Hinojosa: Taken by Jeffrey Yoshimi at Taste of Little India. Image uploaded on Wikipedia by User:Jyoshimi on December 16, 2006., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricardo S. Martinez: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Spielberg: Screen Gems, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons