#1Film, TV & Stage
Jennifer Love Hewitt
born 1979American actress and singer
71 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Waco
Musicians stand out among the 41 famous people born in Waco
Most widely known is Jennifer Love Hewitt, the American actress and singer, with articles in 71 languages. 20 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Elsie Motz Lowdon, born in 1882, to Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, born in 2001. Only 11 of the 627 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Jennifer Love Hewitt
in 71 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Elsie Motz Lowdon
Youngest
2001
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Waco’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Waco is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 3.1 times the usual share.
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 Waco
By how many languages cover them, Jennifer Love Hewitt comes first (71), then Steve Martin (63) and Ashlee Simpson (56).
#1SM#2
Film, TV & Stage
Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer
63 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Waco’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Waco
A further 38 follow, born between 1882 and 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Waco home
One more notable person made the town home: Trayvon Bromell.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
McGregor has the longest list next door: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waco 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 (9)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilson: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Hargrove: Bob Travis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peri Gilpin: Pop Goes The Culture TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Kane: US DoD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Connally: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons