#1Famous people · Snyder
8 famous people were born in Snyder, more of them performers than in most towns
Powers Boothe, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Second and third on the list are Dick Jones and Charlene Holt. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 633 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Powers Boothe
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Fred Wolcott
Youngest
1973
Hayward Clay
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Snyder’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Snyder is known for
Snyder has 5.3× the usual share of performers.
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 Snyder’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Snyder
The three best known are all performers.
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Everyone else born in Snyder
The other 5 span the years 1915 to 1973.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Snyder 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 (4)
- Powers Boothe: Jane Boursaw, for [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Jones: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlene Holt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wolcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons