#1Science & Medicine
Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher
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Famous people · Mineral Wells
14 famous people were born in Mineral Wells, more of them performers than in most towns
Best known of all is Millie Hughes-Fulford, written about in 30 languages. Second and third on the list are Kevin Rahm and Alvy Ray Smith. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Richard Garland’s, in 1927, and the last James Vick’s, in 1987.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Millie Hughes-Fulford
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Richard Garland
Youngest
1987
James Vick
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mineral Wells’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mineral Wells is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Mineral Wells’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 3.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mineral Wells
Languages with an article: 30 for Millie Hughes-Fulford, 20 for Kevin Rahm, 17 for Alvy Ray Smith.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Mineral Wells
A further 11 follow, born between 1927 and 1987.
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A chosen home
Also called Mineral Wells home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mineral Wells, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mineral Wells 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)
- Millie Hughes-Fulford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rahm: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Ray Smith: Alvy Ray Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane McAnally: Mbaumatl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Garland: Dennis-Hayden Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nik Lewis: IcE MaN from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Greenberg: Sheibian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Walton: Stephen Ironside, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons