#1Famous people · Nederland
9 famous people were born in Nederland, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Kendrick Perkins, covered in 28 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 8 in all. The list comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas. The first birth on record is Leon Fuller’s, in 1938, and the last Ariel Abshire’s, in 1991.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Kendrick Perkins
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
Leon Fuller
Youngest
1991
Ariel Abshire
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Nederland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Nederland’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nederland is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.2 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.
The best known
Born in Nederland
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Nederland
The other 6 span the years 1938 to 1991.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Port Neches counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nederland 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)
- Kendrick Perkins: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davy Arnaud: Simon Heseltine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Buchholz: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Watson: Runningboards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons