#1Famous people · Seguin
20 famous people from Seguin, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, covered in 21 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 12 in all. 6 were born in 1970 or later. The list runs from Buck Harris, born in 1876, to P. J. Hall, born in 1995.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Nanci Griffith
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Buck Harris
Youngest
1995
P. J. Hall
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Seguin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Seguin’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Seguin is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Seguin
Nanci Griffith leads with articles in 21 languages, ahead of Lisa Falkenberg (5) and Roland W. Schmitt (5).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seguin 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 (7)
- Nanci Griffith: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Falkenberg: Moody College of Communication, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Hartenstein: Sports Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. J. Hall: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smokey Joe Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Selig: Photographed by MRoyce, uploaded with username Relaxatiallc, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James David Jentsch: Jdjentsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons