#1Famous people · Orange
Musicians stand out among the 21 famous people born in Orange
Most widely known is Kay Panabaker, the American actress, with articles in 34 languages. The largest group, 13, was born since 1970. Janette Sebring Lowrey, born in 1892, is the earliest name and O'Shaquie Foster, born in 1993, the latest. Only 56 of the 627 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Kay Panabaker
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Janette Sebring Lowrey
Youngest
1993
O'Shaquie Foster
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Orange’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Orange is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 3.5 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.
Through the years
When Orange’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 9.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Orange
The three are covered in 34, 24 and 22 languages: Kay Panabaker, Bobby Kimball and John Oliver Creighton.
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Everyone else born in Orange
Another 18, 13 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Orange.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orange 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)
- Kay Panabaker: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Kimball: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Oliver Creighton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Thomas: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Bryant: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Patterson: User Scott Ableman on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Baker: Music Corporation of America-photo by Bloom, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Phillips: Jason from Charlotte, NC, US of A, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons