#1Famous people · Monahans
Most of the 8 famous people born in Monahans came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Guy Clark, the American folk and country singer-songwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. The list runs from Jim Colvin, born in 1937, to Gilbert Baker, born in 1956. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.7 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Guy Clark
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
Jim Colvin
Youngest
1956
Gilbert Baker
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Monahans
Counted by languages, Guy Clark is ahead of Deanna Dunagan and Kathy Whitworth: 21, 11 and 11.
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Through the years
When Monahans’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monahans is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Monahans
5 more names, born between 1937 and 1956.
Michael E. Thomas
1937–2018Interim president of Georgia Institute of Technology
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monahans 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 (1)
- Guy Clark: William Wallace from Austin, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons