Wharton, Texas
Wharton, Texas ranks 6,710th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dunfermline Abbey, Georgetown, Texas, and Meung-sur-Loire. Memorable people born in Wharton, Texas include Dan Rather, and Horton Foote. Wharton, Texas has been the birth place of many journalists, and writers. Wharton, Texas is located in United States.
Wharton is a city in and the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States. This city is 60 mi (97 km) southwest of Houston. Its population was 8,832 at the 2010 census and 8,627 at the 2020 census. Wharton is located on the Colorado River of Texas. U.S. Highway 59 passes west of it. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1916 and 1931, Wharton, Texas was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Dan Rather, and Horton Foote.
People Born in Wharton, Texas
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wharton, Texas were journalists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, journalists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wharton, Texas, including Dan Rather. Whereas, throughout history, journalists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wharton, Texas, including Dan Rather.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wharton, Texas since 1700.
