#1Famous people · Mesquite
25 famous people were born in Mesquite, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American track and field athlete Tara Davis-Woodhall, covered in 30 languages. 21 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Turkey Gross (1896) and Ty Jordan (2001) mark the two ends of the list. The list comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Tara Davis-Woodhall
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Turkey Gross
Youngest
2001
Ty Jordan
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mesquite’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mesquite’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 12.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mesquite is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Mesquite
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Mesquite
Another 22, the earliest born in 1896.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Mesquite home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mesquite, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Garland lists the most people: 47.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mesquite 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 (11)
- Tara Davis-Woodhall: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyssa Edwards: dvsross, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Stephens: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Woodlee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Washington: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Wayne Boyd: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradlee Baladez: Michael Rincon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turkey Gross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Graham: Visit El Paso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Landry Jones: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chill Wills: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons