#1Politics & Law
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
1882–1964American suffragist and politician
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Famous people · New Waverly
4 famous people were born in New Waverly
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, the American suffragist and politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The jockey Robert L. Baird ranks second, ahead of James Sykes. Born in 1882, Minnie Fisher Cunningham is the first name on record, and James Sykes, born in 1954, the most recent. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Youngest
1954
James Sykes
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in New Waverly
Ranked by languages covered: Minnie Fisher Cunningham with 8, then Robert L. Baird with 3 and James Sykes with 2.
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Sports
James Sykes
born 1954American player of American and Canadian football
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When New Waverly’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Waverly 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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- Minnie Fisher Cunningham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons