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Famous people · Mexia
Of the 16 famous people born in Mexia, an unusual share are writers and artists
Les Baxter is the best known, with articles in 18 languages. Over 98 years of births, the list goes from Ralph P. Cousins (1891) to Diedrick Brackens (1989). Per head, the list is long: 23.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Les Baxter
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Ralph P. Cousins
Youngest
1989
Diedrick Brackens
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Mexia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mexia is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 3.1 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 Mexia
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Mexia’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 5 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mexia
A further 13 follow, born between 1891 and 1989.
John F. Forrest
1927–1997U.S. Army officer and combat commander during the Korean War and Vietnam War era.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mexia 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 (7)
- Kelvin Beachum: Ramsey Cardy / Collision via Sportsfile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Burk: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph P. Cousins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Taylor: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Forrest: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Brown: Wusca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry Cossart Baird Jr.: Mimi Baird - copyright holder., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons