#1Famous people · Slaton
Bobby Keys tops a list of 6 famous people born in Slaton
Bobby Keys, the American saxophonist, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Close behind are Bill Lienhard and Buddy Parker. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Buddy Parker, born in 1913, the newest to Jeremy Boreing, born in 1979.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Bobby Keys
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Buddy Parker
Youngest
1979
Jeremy Boreing
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Slaton
Bobby Keys leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of Bill Lienhard (16) and Buddy Parker (6).
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When Slaton’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slaton 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 (5)
- Bobby Keys: Sean Birmingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Parker: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Boreing: Pittstone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Fondy: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Salinas: Mark Warner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons