#1Famous people · Sherman
Musicians stand out among the 38 famous people born in Sherman
Most widely known is Buck Owens, the American country singer-songwriter, with articles in 25 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 20 in all. From Stella Adams in 1883 to Lucas Adams in 1993, the births cover 110 years. Only 16 of the 633 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Buck Owens
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Stella Adams
Youngest
1993
Lucas Adams
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Sherman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sherman is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 3.8 times.
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 Sherman’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sherman
Two of the three are athletes.
#1
#2Sports
Denean Howard
born 1964Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
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SH#3
Sports
Sherri Howard
born 1962Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sherman
Another 35, 12 of them athletes.
William Jefferson Blythe Jr.
1918–1947Birth father of 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Sherman home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Olive Oatman the best known.
Olive Oatman
1837–1903American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping
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1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherman 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 (9)
- Buck Owens: Warner Brothers Records., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denean Howard: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Flowers: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Tate: Laura Kolb Satellite Beach, Fl.- Taos,N.M., USA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stella Adams: Motion Picture Magazine, January 1915, page 17, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Darnell: Thanhouser Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Abrams: aaronisnotcool of ShaggyBevo.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Oatman: Benjamin F. Powelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chesley Sullenberger: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons