#1Famous people · Rusk
8 famous people were born in Rusk from 1856 to 1986
Articles in 12 languages make the American politician Thomas Mitchell Campbell the best known. Per head, the list is long: 14.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. Thomas Mitchell Campbell, the best known, was born in 1856. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Thomas Mitchell Campbell
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Youngest
1986
Cody Glenn
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Rusk
Thomas Mitchell Campbell has articles in 12 languages, Nancy Stephens in 11 and James Iley McCord in 6.
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Film, TV & Stage
Nancy Stephens
born 1949American actress and songwriter
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Rusk’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rusk is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
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 Rusk
Of the other 5, 4 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rusk 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 (4)
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iley McCord: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heinie Odom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Pearson Jr.: Hildabast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons