#12 famous people were born in Pearsall
Gene Bailey, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American football player and coach Brad Wright. Born in 1893, Gene Bailey is the first name on record, and Brad Wright, born in 1959, the most recent. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.

Born in Pearsall
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pearsall 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 (1)
- Gene Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons