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Famous people · Nacogdoches

38 famous people come from Nacogdoches, Clint Dempsey the best known

At the top of the list is the American soccer player Clint Dempsey, covered in 57 languages. Since 1970, 16 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas. Fewer than a quarter of the 654 towns in Texas with famous people list more.

#1 best knownClint DempseySports · born 1983
+34more
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Clint Dempsey
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Thomas C. Barret
Youngest
2003
Will Greer
Most common field
Sports
20 people

What stands out about Nacogdoches’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Nacogdoches

Two of the three are athletes.

Clint Dempsey#1
Sports

Clint Dempsey

born 1983

American soccer player

57 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JK#2
Science & Medicine

Joseph W. Kennedy

1916–1957

American chemist

18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Brandon Belt#3
Sports

Brandon Belt

born 1988

American baseball player

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Nacogdoches’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 8.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Clint DempseyJohn HargisLera Millard Thomas
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Nacogdoches is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.5 times.

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 Nacogdoches

35 more, best known first.

Albert Thomas

Albert Thomas

1898–1966

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Philip Humber

Philip Humber

born 1982

American baseball player

John Hargis

John Hargis

1920–1986

American basketball player

TF

Tony Frank

1943–2000

American actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Lera Millard Thomas

Lera Millard Thomas

1900–1993

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Oscar P. Austin

Oscar P. Austin

1948–1969

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

EF

Ernie Fields

1904–1997

African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader

Kasey Lansdale

Kasey Lansdale

born 1988

American country musician

AK

Aaron Kozak

born 1983

Playwright and Filmmaker

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
BB

Bucky Brandon

born 1940

American baseball player

LL

Leslie Ludy

born 1975

U.S. Christian writer, maagzine editor

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Thomas C. Barret

Thomas C. Barret

1860–1922

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WR

Willie Rogers

born 1945

American basketball player

BW

Bob Wilson

1913–1999

American football player

BJ

Brandon Jones

born 1998

American football player, safety

Carlos Dews

Carlos Dews

born 1963

American writer and academic

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
DJ

Delvin James

born 1978

American baseball player

DB

Domingo Bryant

born 1963

American football player

EF

Eddy Furniss

born 1975

American baseball player

GR

Greg Roberts

born 1956

All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman

Jabara Williams

Jabara Williams

born 1989

American football player

KF

Kynan Forney

born 1978

American football player

LW

Les Willis

1908–1982

American baseball player

Logan Leistikow

Logan Leistikow

born 1984

American filmmaker

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nacogdoches 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.

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