#1Famous people · Vernon
17 famous people were born in Vernon, more of them musicians than in most towns
Articles in 66 languages make the American musician Roy Orbison the best known. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1905 to 1986, from Jack Teagarden to Clyde Gates. For every 10,000 residents there are 17.3 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Roy Orbison
in 66 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Jack Teagarden
Youngest
1986
Clyde Gates
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Vernon is known for
Vernon has 4.3× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Vernon
Two of the three are musicians.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Ken Starr
1946–2022American judge and educational administrator
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#3Through the years
When Vernon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Vernon
The other 14 span the years 1912 to 1986.
Burke Musgrove
1941–1993American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives
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A chosen home
Also called Vernon home
One more notable person made the town home: Kay Adams.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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 (7)
- Roy Orbison: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Starr: Work of the U.S. Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Teagarden: Ralph F. Seghers c/o Ken Seghers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skandor Akbar: Roman Avila, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Gates: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Herchman: Gemos46, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Adams: Omac Artists Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons