Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainNo one from Port Arthur is on the famous people list yet
Kendrick Perkins leads the 9 names listed next door in Nederland. In Texas, 666 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Port Arthur), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Port Arthur has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Port Arthur
Close by, the fullest list is Nederland’s, at 9 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Arthur 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 (2)
- Kendrick Perkins: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Karr: Kara Hayes Smith - St. Louis County Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons