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Famous people · Three Rivers
James Crumley tops a list of 4 famous people born in Three Rivers
The best known is the American writer James Crumley, with articles in 12 languages. Second place goes to the American musician Roy Head, third to Felix Z. Longoria, Jr.. From Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. in 1920 to Mary Sally Matiella in 1951, the births cover 31 years. The biggest group are soldiers and sailors: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
James Crumley
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Felix Z. Longoria, Jr.
Youngest
1951
Mary Sally Matiella
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Three Rivers
James Crumley has articles in 12 languages, Roy Head in 7 and Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. in 2.
#2
#3Military
Felix Z. Longoria, Jr.
1920–1945Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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Through the years
When Three Rivers’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 1.
MilitaryWriting & ArtsMusic
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What Three Rivers is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Three Rivers 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 (2)
- Roy Head: Dan Buie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Z. Longoria, Jr.: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons