Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen, Texas ranks 4,473rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shropshire, Mosonmagyaróvár, and Boston, Lincolnshire. Memorable people born in Harlingen, Texas include Bobby Morrow, Catherine Hardwicke, and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. Memorable people who died in Harlingen, Texas include Bill Haley, Harry Nyquist, and Leonard Eugene Dickson. Harlingen, Texas has been the birth place of many athletes, and film directors and the death place of many musicians, and engineers. Harlingen, Texas is located in United States.
Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about 30 miles (48 km) from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than 40 square miles (104 km2) and is the second-largest city in Cameron County, as well as the fourth-largest in the Rio Grande Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 71,892. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1935 and 1979, Harlingen, Texas was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Bobby Morrow, Catherine Hardwicke, and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Harlingen, Texas including Bill Haley, Harry Nyquist, and Leonard Eugene Dickson.
People Born in Harlingen, Texas
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Bobby Morrow
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1
Catherine Hardwicke
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
WRITER
1942 - 2004
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3
Nick Stahl
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Harlingen, Texas
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Bill Haley
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1981
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1
Harry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 2
Leonard Eugene Dickson
MATHEMATICIAN
1874 - 1954
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Harlingen, Texas were athletes (1), film directors (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were musicians (1), engineers (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harlingen, Texas, including Bobby Morrow. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harlingen, Texas, including Bobby Morrow.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Harlingen, Texas since 1700.
