#1Famous people · Uvalde
Of the 9 famous people born in Uvalde, none is better known than Matthew McConaughey
93 languages have an article about the American actor Matthew McConaughey. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to John Howell Collier, born in 1898, the newest to Carlos Guevara, born in 1982. Fewer than a quarter of the 628 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Matthew McConaughey
in 93 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
John Howell Collier
Youngest
1982
Carlos Guevara
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Uvalde’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Uvalde
Matthew McConaughey has articles in 93 languages, Dale Evans in 25 and Dolph Briscoe in 12.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Dale Evans
1912–2001American actress, singer and writer
25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Uvalde’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Uvalde is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Uvalde
6 more names, born between 1898 and 1982.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Uvalde home
Born elsewhere, Elizabeth Garrett lived here.
Elizabeth Garrett
1885–19471885-1947 musician and songwriter , daughter of Pat Garrett
MusicWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uvalde 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 (4)
- Matthew McConaughey: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Evans: Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolph Briscoe: Bill Malone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Howell Collier: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons