#1Famous people · Waxahachie
19 famous people come from Waxahachie, Frederic Forrest the best known
Frederic Forrest, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 95 years of births, the list goes from Sarah Campbell Blaffer (1885) to Donny Boaz (1980). The list comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Frederic Forrest
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Sarah Campbell Blaffer
Youngest
1980
Donny Boaz
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Waxahachie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Waxahachie’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waxahachie
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Waxahachie is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Waxahachie
The other 16 span the years 1885 to 1980.
Montae Reagor
born 1977All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
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Lynn Gray Gordon
1912–2003American pastor, Christian educator, army chaplain, and college president
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Also called Waxahachie home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Waxahachie, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Midlothian’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waxahachie 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 (8)
- Frederic Forrest: Eduardo Montes-Bradley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Kirksey: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Nelson: Acme Telephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Mason: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tevin Campbell: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emanuel Cleaver: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Miller: Scott Dudelson[1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons