#1One famous person was born in The Colony
In 1975, the American basketball player and coach Lamont Smith was born. Readers can find them written up in one language. Of the towns next door, Plano lists the most: 33, with Kevin McHale first. The Texas lists hold names for 656 towns.

Born in The Colony
#1Who’s the most famous person from The Colony?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who The Colony’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Plano leads the towns around it, with 33 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is The Colony 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 (3)
- Lamont Smith: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin McHale: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Meili: Sgt. James K. McCann, U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

