Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas ranks 1,103rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kaifeng, Gera, and Nara (city). Memorable people born in Waco, Texas include Steve Martin, C. Wright Mills, and Robert Wilson. Memorable people who died in Waco, Texas include Bob Richards. Waco, Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many athletes. Waco, Texas is located in United States.
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2023 population of 144,816, making it the 24th-most populous city in the state. The Waco metropolitan statistical area consists of McLennan, Falls and Bosque counties, which had a 2020 population of 295,782. Bosque County was added to the Waco MSA in 2023. The 2023 U.S. census population estimate for the Waco metropolitan area was 304,865 residents. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1894 and 1984, Waco, Texas was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Steve Martin, C. Wright Mills, and Robert Wilson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Waco, Texas including Bob Richards.
People Born in Waco, Texas
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Steve Martin
COMEDIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1
C. Wright Mills
SOCIOLOGIST
1916 - 1962
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2
Robert Wilson
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3
Jennifer Love Hewitt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4
Doris Miller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1943
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5
Sandra Brown
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 6
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 7
Anne Gwynne
ACTOR
1918 - 2003
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 8
Roy Hargrove
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2018
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9
Tom Wilson
WRITER
1931 - 1978
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 10
Eddie Bernice Johnson
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2023
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 11
Ashlee Simpson
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Waco, Texas
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Waco, Texas were actors (4), writers (3), politicians (2), comedians (1), and sociologists (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Waco, Texas, including Robert Wilson, Sandra Brown, and Tom Wilson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Waco, Texas, including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Corinne Griffith, and Anne Gwynne.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Waco, Texas since 1700.
