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Famous people · Southlake
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Southlake
The best known is the American speed climber Samuel Watson, with articles in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Abby Anderson and Chance Casey. 8 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 2.6 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Samuel Watson
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1991
Chance Casey
Youngest
2006
Samuel Watson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Southlake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Southlake’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 6 births.
SportsNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Southlake is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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 Southlake
Samuel Watson leads with articles in 15 languages, ahead of Abby Anderson (5) and Chance Casey (4).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Southlake
Another 5, the earliest born in 1991.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Southlake home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Lindsay Jones the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Grapevine has the most people on record, 11 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southlake 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 (7)
- Abby Anderson: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil'Jordan Humphrey: CFB ON FOX, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Brown: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsay Jones: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel J. Kim: Rachael.lawrence.1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- RJ Nembhard: Nathan Lowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Witt Jr.: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons