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Famous people · Wills Point

4 famous people were born in Wills Point

Lee White, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Arch B. Swank, Jr. and George Carey Winfrey. The list comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Carey Winfrey, born in 1885, the newest to Arch B. Swank, Jr., born in 1913.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Lee White
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
George Carey Winfrey
Youngest
1913
Arch B. Swank, Jr.
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Wills Point

Counted by languages, Lee White is ahead of Arch B. Swank, Jr. and George Carey Winfrey: 4, 1 and 1.

LW#1
Film, TV & Stage

Lee White

1888–1949

American actor

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AJ#2
Writing & Arts

Arch B. Swank, Jr.

1913–1999

American architect

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GW#3
Notable

George Carey Winfrey

1885–1962

American horse trainer

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Wills Point’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine

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Known for

What Wills Point is known for

Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Wills Point

1 more, best known first.

GG

Gibb Gilchrist

1887–1972

American engineer and university president

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wills Point 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.