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Famous people · Staples

No one born in Staples has made the famous people list yet

Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57. Across Texas, 627 towns list someone born there.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Staples), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Staples has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Staples

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Staples 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.