#1Famous people · Pearland
6 famous people from Pearland, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Randy Weber, the American politician, with articles in 14 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Born in 1953, Randy Weber is the first name on record, and Joirdon Nicholas, born in 1999, the most recent. The list comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Texas, at 0.7.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Randy Weber
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1953
Randy Weber
Youngest
1999
Joirdon Nicholas
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Pearland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pearland’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pearland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
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 Pearland
Counted by languages, Randy Weber is ahead of Cameron Reynolds and Brianna Turner: 14, 9 and 8.
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Everyone else born in Pearland
Another 3, the earliest born in 1958.
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A chosen home
Also called Pearland home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Pearland, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pearland 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)
- Randy Weber: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Reynolds: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brianna Turner: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyril Obiozor: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joirdon Nicholas: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Duff: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Price: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Trask: GamecockCentral, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons