4 famous people were born in Pilot Point
Articles in 7 languages make the American Catholic prelate Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe the best known. The united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Frederick Edgar Ferguson ranks second, ahead of Vernon Cole. Frederick Edgar Ferguson, born in 1939, is the youngest, and James Latane Noel, Jr., born in 1909, the first on record. The list comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.

Born in Pilot Point
Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Frederick Edgar Ferguson (6) and Vernon Cole (3).
#2Frederick Edgar Ferguson
born 1939United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
When Pilot Point’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Pilot Point is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Pilot Point
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Aubrey: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pilot Point 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)
- Frederick Edgar Ferguson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons