El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas ranks #470 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Angers, Orlando, Florida, and Freiburg im Breisgau. The most famous people from El Paso, Texas are Debbie Reynolds, Phil Ochs, and Gene Roddenberry. The most famous people who died in El Paso, Texas are Victoriano Huerta, John Wesley Hardin, and Pascual Orozco. El Paso, Texas has been the birthplace of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors. El Paso, Texas is located in United States.
People
Between 1882 and 2003, present-day El Paso, Texas was the birthplace of 36 globally memorable people, including Debbie Reynolds, Phil Ochs, and Gene Roddenberry. Additionally, 9 globally memorable people died in present-day El Paso, Texas, including Victoriano Huerta, John Wesley Hardin, and Pascual Orozco.
People Born in Present-Day El Paso, Texas
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Debbie Reynolds
Actor
1932 - 2016
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 1
Phil Ochs
Singer
1940 - 1976
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 2
Gene Roddenberry
Producer
1921 - 1991
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 3
Richard Ramirez
Extremist
1960 - 2013
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 4
Don Bluth
Film Director
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 5
Eddie Guerrero
Wrestler
1967 - 2005
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 6
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Wrestler
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 7
Sandra Day O'Connor
Politician
1930 - 2023
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 8
Susana Martinez
Politician
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 9
Alan Tudyk
Actor
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 10
Lupe Ontiveros
Actor
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 11
Vikki Carr
Singer
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day El Paso, Texas
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Judith Ivey
Actor
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 16
Shawne Fielding
Actor
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 25
Zión Moreno
Actor
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 31
Paulina Chávez
Actor
2002 - Present
HPI: 32.63
Rank: 34
People Deceased in Present-Day El Paso, Texas
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Victoriano Huerta
Politician
1850 - 1916
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1
John Wesley Hardin
Extremist
1853 - 1895
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
Pascual Orozco
Politician
1882 - 1915
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3
Margaret Osborne duPont
Tennis Player
1918 - 2012
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4
Sherman Hemsley
Actor
1938 - 2012
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5
James Forbes
Basketball Player
1952 - 2022
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 6
Harry Solter
Actor
1873 - 1920
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 7
Albert B. Fall
Politician
1861 - 1944
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 8
Samuel Bodman
Politician
1938 - 2018
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most people born in present-day El Paso, Texas were actors (13), politicians (5), wrestlers (4), singers (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were politicians (4), actors (2), extremists (1), tennis players (1), and basketball players (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present-day El Paso, Texas since 1700.
