Texas
Texas ranks 4,701st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fécamp, Rajahmundry, and Thimphu. Memorable people born in Texas include Yusuf Estes, Michael Bowen, and Lucy Parsons. Memorable people who died in Texas include Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, and Kalpana Chawla. Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and religious figures and the death place of many astronauts, and musicians. Texas is located in United States.
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2), and with over 30 million residents as of 2023, it is the second-largest state by both area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1853 and 1984, Texas was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Yusuf Estes, Michael Bowen, and Lucy Parsons. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Texas including Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, and Kalpana Chawla. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Texas than were born there.
People Born in Texas
Go to all RankingsYusuf Estes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 1
Michael Bowen
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 2
Lucy Parsons
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 3
Marshall Allman
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Texas
Go to all RankingsMichael P. Anderson
ASTRONAUT
1959 - 2003
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 2
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 3
Manny Charlton
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 4
Rick Husband
ASTRONAUT
1957 - 2003
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 5
Laurel Clark
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6
David M. Brown
ASTRONAUT
1956 - 2003
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7
William C. McCool
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Texas
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Texas were actors (2), religious figures (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were astronauts (7), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Texas, including Michael Bowen, and Marshall Allman. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Texas, including Michael Bowen, and Marshall Allman.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Texas since 1700.