Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas ranks 1,535th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Anchorage, Alaska, Baden bei Wien, and St Albans. Memorable people born in Amarillo, Texas include Cyd Charisse, Carolyn Jones, and Rick Husband. Memorable people who died in Amarillo, Texas include Robert Smithson, William M. Branham, and Joe Fortenberry. Amarillo, Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and astronauts and the death place of many sculptors, and religious figures. Amarillo, Texas is located in United States.
Amarillo is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The estimated population of Amarillo was 200,393 as of April 1, 2020, comprising nearly half of the population of the panhandle. The Amarillo metropolitan area had an estimated population of 308,297 as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1911 and 1985, Amarillo, Texas was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Cyd Charisse, Carolyn Jones, and Rick Husband. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Amarillo, Texas including Robert Smithson, William M. Branham, and Joe Fortenberry.
People Born in Amarillo, Texas
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Cyd Charisse
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1
Carolyn Jones
ACTOR
1930 - 1983
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 2
Rick Husband
ASTRONAUT
1957 - 2003
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 3
Ann Doran
ACTOR
1911 - 2000
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 4
Grady Booch
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 5
George Saunders
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 6
Paula Trickey
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 7
Paul Lockhart
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 8
Arden Cho
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 9
Alex O'Brien
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 29.64
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Amarillo, Texas
Go to all RankingsPaula Trickey
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 7
Alex O'Brien
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 29.64
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Amarillo, Texas
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Robert Smithson
SCULPTOR
1938 - 1973
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1
William M. Branham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1965
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 2
Joe Fortenberry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amarillo, Texas were actors (5), astronauts (2), computer scientists (1), writers (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were sculptors (1), religious figures (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amarillo, Texas, including Carolyn Jones, Paula Trickey, and Arden Cho. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amarillo, Texas, including Cyd Charisse, Carolyn Jones, and Ann Doran.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Amarillo, Texas since 1700.
