William D. Wittliff
1940–2019American screenwriter, photographer, and curator
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Photo: Jay Phagan from Taft, Texas · CC BY 2.0With articles in 4 languages, William D. Wittliff is the most widely known. The other is Brian Bonner, the player of American and Canadian football. The first birth on record is William D. Wittliff’s, in 1940, and the last Brian Bonner’s, in 1984. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
American screenwriter, photographer, and curator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taft 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.