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Famous people · Wharton
Athletes stand out among the 18 famous people born in Wharton
Most widely known is Dan Rather, the American broadcast journalist, with articles in 38 languages. 9 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is George Farmer Burgess’, in 1861, and the last Van G. Garrett’s, in 2000. Per head, the list is long: 20.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Dan Rather
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
George Farmer Burgess
Youngest
2000
Van G. Garrett
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wharton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wharton is known for
Wharton has 1.6× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Wharton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wharton
Dan Rather leads with articles in 38 languages, ahead of Horton Foote (21) and Larry Dale (7).
HF#2
Writing & Arts
Horton Foote
1916–2009American playwright and screenwriter
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Wharton
The rest number 15, with 10 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wharton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Wharton, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wharton 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 (6)
- Mac Sweeney: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Farmer Burgess: Bell, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Memo Rodríguez: Victor Araiza, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Adams: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard C. Davidson: U.S. Army Air Forces, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Matula: Atlanta Braves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons