Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas ranks 1,535th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Anchorage, Alaska, Baden bei Wien, and St Albans. Memorable people born in Amarillo, Texas include Carolyn Jones, Cyd Charisse, and Rick Husband. Memorable people who died in Amarillo, Texas include Joe Fortenberry, William M. Branham, and Robert Smithson. Amarillo, Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and astronauts and the death place of many basketball players, and religious figures. Amarillo, Texas is located in United States.
Amarillo is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County. It is the 16th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle. The estimated population of Amarillo was 200,393 as of April 1, 2020, comprising nearly half of the panhandle's population. The Amarillo metropolitan area had an estimated population of 308,297 as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1911 and 1985, Amarillo, Texas was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Carolyn Jones, Cyd Charisse, and Rick Husband. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Amarillo, Texas including Joe Fortenberry, William M. Branham, and Robert Smithson.
People Born in Amarillo, Texas
Go to all RankingsCarolyn Jones
ACTOR
1930 - 1983
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7
Cyd Charisse
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Rick Husband
ASTRONAUT
1957 - 2003
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 8
Paul Lockhart
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 3
George Saunders
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 1
Grady Booch
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4
Ann Doran
ACTOR
1911 - 2000
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 10
Paula Trickey
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 6
Arden Cho
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 5
Alex O'Brien
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Amarillo, Texas
Go to all RankingsJoe Fortenberry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
William M. Branham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Robert Smithson
SCULPTOR
1938 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Amarillo, Texas
Go to all RankingsJoe Fortenberry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
William M. Branham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Robert Smithson
SCULPTOR
1938 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amarillo, Texas were actors (5), astronauts (2), writers (1), computer scientists (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were basketball players (1), religious figures (1), and sculptors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amarillo, Texas, including Carolyn Jones, Paula Trickey, and Arden Cho. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amarillo, Texas, including Carolyn Jones, Cyd Charisse, and Ann Doran.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Amarillo, Texas since 1700.