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Famous people · Silsbee

9 famous people were born in Silsbee, more of them athletes than in most towns

Best known of all is Brandi McCain, written about in 5 languages. The American football player Reggie Garrett ranks second, ahead of James Hunter. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. 3 were born in 1970 or later.

Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Brandi McCain
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Roscoe C. Martin
Youngest
1998
Kalon Barnes
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about Silsbee’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Silsbee’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Silsbee is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.2 times.

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 Silsbee

Brandi McCain has articles in 5 languages, Reggie Garrett in 5 and James Hunter in 3.

BM#1
Sports

Brandi McCain

born 1979

American basketball player, guard

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RG#2
Sports

Reggie Garrett

born 1951

American football player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#3
Sports

James Hunter

1954–2010

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Silsbee

A further 6 follow, born between 1903 and 1998.

WG

William Graham

born 1959

American football player

BK

Brandon Keith

born 1984

American football player

KB

Kalon Barnes

born 1998

American football player

RM

Roscoe C. Martin

1903–1972

American professor

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
MT

Michael Tuck

1945–2022

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
OW

Ollie West

1913–1987

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silsbee 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.