#1Famous people · Plano
Performers stand out among the 33 famous people born in Plano
Kevin McHale, the American actor and singer, is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Second and third on the list are Kellyn Acosta and Kenton Duty. 29 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 627 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Kevin McHale
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Henry Pope Anderson
Youngest
2009
Jaelyn Liu
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Plano’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Plano’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 13.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Plano is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.2 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.
The best known
Born in Plano
Kevin McHale leads with articles in 34 languages, ahead of Kellyn Acosta (30) and Kenton Duty (29).
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Plano
A further 30 follow, born between 1927 and 2009.
Henry Pope Anderson
1927–2016Farm labor union organizer, activist, author, and historian
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Plano home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Plano, though born elsewhere.
Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki
born 1967Algerian professor, cosmologist, astrophysicist, researcher and university teacher
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Dallas’, at 24 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plano 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 (11)
- Kevin McHale: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenton Duty: Mary Spencer - WATTOonline, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsai Martin: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Conger: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelica Moser: Albinfo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Benjamin Hickey: John_Benjamin_Hickey_2011_01.jpg: Nick Stepowyj derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anousheh Ansari: ITU, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Parrack: DoD News Features, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Nguyen: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Meili: Sgt. James K. McCann, U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamont Smith: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons