#1Famous people · Smithville
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Smithville
Most widely known is Sonny Rhodes, the American musician, with articles in 10 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 19 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Sonny Rhodes
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
George B. Powell
Youngest
1995
Zach Wright
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Smithville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Smithville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 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 Smithville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Smithville
Two of the three are musicians.
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Everyone else born in Smithville
Here are 5 more, born from 1900 to 1995.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithville 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 (2)
- Sonny Rhodes: Louis Ramirez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Peterson: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons