#1Famous people · Refugio
Nolan Ryan tops a list of 7 famous people born in Refugio
Nolan Ryan, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The American actor Jack Starrett ranks second, ahead of Allison Paige. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list comes to 25.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Nolan Ryan
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Rocky Bridges
Youngest
1982
Allison Paige
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Refugio’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Refugio’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Refugio
The three are covered in 24, 14 and 5 languages: Nolan Ryan, Jack Starrett and Allison Paige.
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Known for
What Refugio is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Refugio
Of the other 4, 2 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Refugio 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)
- Nolan Ryan: derivative work: Amineshaker Image:Nolan_Ryan_in_Atlanta.jpg: Wahkeenah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocky Bridges: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons