#1Business
John Layfield
born 1966American entrepreneur, professional wrestler, commentator and host
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Famous people · Sweetwater
15 famous people from Sweetwater, many of them athletes
John Layfield leads the list, covered in 35 languages. Close behind are Robert C. Prim and Barry Windham. The largest group, 11, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 656 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
John Layfield
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Les Mallon
Youngest
1988
Joe Banyard
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Sweetwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater
First, John Layfield (35 languages), then Robert C. Prim (15) and Barry Windham (14).
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Science & Medicine
Robert C. Prim
1921–2021American mathematician and computer scientist
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#3Through the years
When Sweetwater’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Sweetwater
Another 12, 10 of them athletes.
Blackjack Mulligan
1942–2016American professional wrestler and American football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweetwater 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)
- John Layfield: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Windham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackjack Mulligan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tex Robertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McLeod: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vitamin Smith: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Scott: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons