#1Politics & Law
Rex Tillerson
born 195269th United States Secretary of State
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Famous people · Wichita Falls
Of the 56 famous people born in Wichita Falls, an unusual share are musicians
With articles in 64 languages, Rex Tillerson is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Greg Abbott and Greyson Chance. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 38 in all. Only 2 towns in Texas list more.
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
Rex Tillerson
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Frances Reid
Youngest
1997
Greyson Chance
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wichita Falls’ famous people
Known worldwideRex Tillerson is written about in 64 languages.A town of musicians6 of the 56 people born here are musicians, 2× the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1997, among 29 since 1950.56 notable peopleWith 56 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Wichita Falls
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2GC#3
Music
Greyson Chance
born 1997American singer, songwriter, and musician
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Known for
What Wichita Falls is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.
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 Wichita Falls’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wichita Falls
Another 53, the earliest born in 1914.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wichita Falls home
One more notable person made the town home: Larry McMurtry.
Larry McMurtry
1936–2021American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wichita Falls 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)
- Rex Tillerson: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Abbott: NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mullane: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Lee: AlonsoTav, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Reid: Marcus Blechman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Bowman: Marta Evry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Coates: Governor Films Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry McMurtry: Douglas Peel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons