#1Famous people · Tahoka
The 2 famous people born in Tahoka, led by James Gill
Articles in 15 languages make the American painter James Gill the best known. The only other name is the American football player Val Joe Walker. James Gill, born in 1934, is the youngest, and Val Joe Walker, born in 1930, the first on record. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
James Gill
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Val Joe Walker
Youngest
1934
James Gill
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Tahoka
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What Tahoka is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tahoka 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 (1)
- James Gill: James Francis Gill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons