#1Politics & Law
Laura Bush
born 1946First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
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Famous people · Midland
44 famous people were born in Midland, more of them performers than in most towns
Laura Bush leads the list, covered in 95 languages. 25 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Only 10 of the 633 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more. The earliest on the list is Robert A Crosby, born in 1896, and the youngest Bryce Hoppel, born in 1997.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Laura Bush
in 95 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Robert A Crosby
Youngest
1997
Bryce Hoppel
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Midland’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 95 languages, Laura Bush is known far beyond the town.Still making names34 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1997.A town of performersAmong the 44 people born here, 9 are performers: 2.2 times the usual share.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live in Midland, including Henry Mayer Halff.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Midland
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Politics & Law
Jeb Bush
born 1953Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007
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Through the years
When Midland’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 11.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicBusinessScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Midland is known for
Midland has 2.2× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Midland
The rest number 41, with 18 athletes among them.
James W. Pennebaker
born 1950American psychology professor and language analyst
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A chosen home
Also called Midland home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Midland, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midland 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 (8)
- Laura Bush: White House photo by Krisanne Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Harrelson: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin R. Pacheco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Bush: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Love: Roman Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Baker: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Benson: Darko.kerim (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Hoppel: Travis Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Bush: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons