#1Famous people · Wylie
Most of the 10 famous people born in Wylie came into the world since 1970
Most widely known is Herbert M. Shelton, the American medical writer, with articles in 15 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 654 towns in Texas with famous people list more. Per head, the list is long: 1.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. Over 104 years of births, the list goes from Herbert M. Shelton (1895) to Addie McCain (1999).
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Herbert M. Shelton
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Herbert M. Shelton
Youngest
1999
Addie McCain
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Wylie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wylie’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsNotableWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wylie
Ranked by languages covered: Herbert M. Shelton with 15, then Kylie Rae Harris with 12 and Sarah Fuller with 7.
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What Wylie is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
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 Wylie
The other 7 span the years 1900 to 1999.
Bill Harris
1900–1965Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s and later coach and scout
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Sachse has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wylie 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)
- Herbert M. Shelton: Doris Kanter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylie Rae Harris: casajimbopics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Fuller: Tennessee Titans official channel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Braden Shewmake: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addie McCain: Chicago Stars FC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Duvernay: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Dick: Brandonrush, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons