#1Famous people · Stephenville
Athletes stand out among the 15 famous people born in Stephenville
Articles in 35 languages make the American golfer Ben Hogan the best known. 5 were born in 1970 or later. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.9 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Ben Hogan
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Jessie G. Beach
Youngest
1994
Tyrone Swoopes
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Stephenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Stephenville is known for
Stephenville has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
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 Stephenville’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stephenville
Ben Hogan has articles in 35 languages, Jeb Hensarling in 16 and Milton Brown in 5.
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#2Politics & Law
Jeb Hensarling
born 1957Former U.S. Representative from Texas
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Everyone else born in Stephenville
The rest number 12, with 7 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stephenville 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)
- Ben Hogan: Dick DeMarsico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Hensarling: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Winters: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Hodge: Jgatson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Finnis D. McCleery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons