Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas ranks 1,012th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Iran, Mayfair, and Zaporizhzhia. The most famous people from Galveston, Texas are Barry White, King Vidor, and Jack Johnson. The most famous people who died in Galveston, Texas are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Braxton Bragg. Galveston, Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many golfers, and military personnels. Galveston, Texas is located in United States.
People
Between 1878 and 1995, Galveston, Texas was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Barry White, King Vidor, and Jack Johnson. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Galveston, Texas including Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Braxton Bragg.
People Born in Galveston, Texas
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Barry White
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 1
King Vidor
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1982
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 2
Jack Johnson
BOXER
1878 - 1946
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3
Katherine Helmond
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 4
Valerie Perrine
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 5
Larry Coryell
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6
Tina Knowles
FASHION DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 7
John Stockwell
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 8
Jonathan Pollard
MAFIOSO
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 9
Esther Phillips
SINGER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10
Edward Sedgwick
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1953
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 11
Kay Bailey Hutchison
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Galveston, Texas
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People Deceased in Galveston, Texas
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
GOLFER
1911 - 1956
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 1
Braxton Bragg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1876
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Galveston, Texas were actors (5), singers (2), film directors (2), boxers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were golfers (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Galveston, Texas, including Katherine Helmond, Valerie Perrine, and John Stockwell. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Galveston, Texas, including Katherine Helmond, Valerie Perrine, and John Stockwell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Galveston, Texas since 1700.
