#1Famous people · Rising Star
Rising Star is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the baseball player Brooks Holder, covered in 4 languages. Gene Alford, the American football player, comes second, with Joe Christie third. From Gene Alford in 1905 to Joe Christie in 1933, the births cover 28 years. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Brooks Holder
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Gene Alford
Youngest
1933
Joe Christie
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Rising Star
The three are covered in 4, 3 and 1 languages: Brooks Holder, Gene Alford and Joe Christie.
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What Rising Star is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rising Star 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)
- Brooks Holder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons