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Famous people · Mineola
Most of the 8 famous people born in Mineola came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American actor Noble Willingham, with articles in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Willie Brown Jr. and Stanley Richard. Only 150 of the 654 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 15.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Noble Willingham
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Barney M. Giles
Youngest
1978
Bryan Slaton
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mineola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mineola’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 3.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mineola
Ranked by languages covered: Noble Willingham with 17, then Willie Brown Jr. with 16 and Stanley Richard with 4.
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Known for
What Mineola is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 Mineola
5 more names, born between 1892 and 1978.
Barney M. Giles
1892–1984United States Army Air Forces general during World War II
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A chosen home
Also called Mineola home
One more notable person made the town home: Bryan Hughes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mineola 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)
- Willie Brown Jr.: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney M. Giles: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Slaton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Hughes: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons