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Famous people · San Saba

Of the 10 famous people born in San Saba, none is better known than Tommy Lee Jones

The American actor and film director Tommy Lee Jones is written about in 82 languages. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. With 6 athletes, the list holds 1.7 times the share found across U.S. towns. Bill Burns, born in 1880, is the earliest name and J. D. Smart, born in 1973, the latest.

#1 best knownTommy Lee JonesFilm, TV & Stage · born 1946
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Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Tommy Lee Jones
in 82 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Bill Burns
Youngest
1973
J. D. Smart
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about San Saba’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in San Saba

Tommy Lee Jones has articles in 82 languages, M. King Hubbert in 21 and Thomas Stewart in 9.

Tommy Lee Jones#1
Film, TV & Stage

Tommy Lee Jones

born 1946

American actor and film director

82 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
M. King Hubbert#2
Science & Medicine

M. King Hubbert

1903–1989

American geoscientist

21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TS#3
Music

Thomas Stewart

1928–2006

American bass-baritone singer

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What San Saba is known for

San Saba has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When San Saba’s famous people were born

The 1900s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950M. King HubbertBill BurnsTommy Lee Jones
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in San Saba

Of the other 7, 6 are athletes.

Bill Burns

Bill Burns

1880–1953

Major League Baseball pitcher

BD

Bill Davenport

1906–2001

American football halfback

BB

Buck Bailey

1896–1964

American football player and coach, baseball player and coach

Heywood L. Edwards

Heywood L. Edwards

1905–1941

United States Navy officer

JS

J. D. Smart

born 1973

American baseball player

PD

Pence Dacus

1931–2019

American football player and coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Saba 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.

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