Fort Worth, Texas ranks 389th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind El Paso, Texas, Marylebone, and Singapore. Memorable people born in Fort Worth, Texas include Patricia Highsmith, Larry Hagman, and Mark David Chapman. Memorable people who died in Fort Worth, Texas include Van Cliburn, Earle Meadows, and Ben Hogan. Fort Worth, Texas has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many athletes and musicians. Fort Worth, Texas is located in United States.
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According to a 2022 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 956,709, the 5th-most populous in the state and the 13th-most populous in the United States. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States, and the most populous in Texas. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1921 and 1988, Fort Worth, Texas was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Patricia Highsmith, Larry Hagman, and Mark David Chapman. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Fort Worth, Texas including Van Cliburn, Earle Meadows, and Ben Hogan.
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 5
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 6
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 7
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 8
1924 - 2010
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9
1980 - 2024
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 10
1924 - 2014
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 11
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 12
1934 - 2013
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 1
1913 - 1992
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 2
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 4
1880 - 1958
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 5
1905 - 1975
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Fort Worth, Texas were actors (17), musicians (3), basketball players (3), singers (2), and writers (1), while most who died were athletes (3), musicians (2), and golfers (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fort Worth, Texas, including Larry Hagman, Shelley Duvall, and Kate Capshaw. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fort Worth, Texas, including Larry Hagman, Shelley Duvall, and Kate Capshaw.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Fort Worth, Texas since 1700.