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Famous people · Sugar Land
14 famous people were born in Sugar Land, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 11 languages make the American actress Brittney Karbowski the best known. Since 1970, 14 were born, the most of any period. From Derrick Frazier in 1970 to Simeon Woods Richardson in 2000, the births cover 30 years. For every 10,000 residents there are 1.3 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Brittney Karbowski
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1970
Derrick Frazier
Youngest
2000
Simeon Woods Richardson
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Sugar Land’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sugar Land’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sugar Land is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
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 Sugar Land
The three are covered in 11, 10 and 9 languages: Brittney Karbowski, Rashawn Slater and Jerry Hughes.
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Jerry Hughes
born 1988All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive end
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sugar Land
Of the other 11, 8 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Sugar Land home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Sugar Land, though born elsewhere.
Rick Miller
born 1945Retired military officer, businessman, and Texas state legislator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Houston has the longest list next door: 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sugar Land 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)
- Rashawn Slater: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Hughes: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon Woods Richardson: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Robert Jordan/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Trahan: jade darmawangsa, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Miller: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Duff: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Matthew Moore: Woodward and Tiernan Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons