Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas ranks 1,551st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vinkovci, Welwyn Garden City, and Makiivka. Memorable people born in Beaumont, Texas include Robert Crippen, Johnny Winter, and L. Q. Jones. Memorable people who died in Beaumont, Texas include Jan van Beveren, and Blind Willie Johnson. Beaumont, Texas has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and musicians. Beaumont, Texas is located in United States.
Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston. With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, Beaumont is the largest municipality by population near the Louisiana border. Its metropolitan area was the 10th largest in Texas in 2020, and 130th in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 1963, Beaumont, Texas was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Robert Crippen, Johnny Winter, and L. Q. Jones. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Beaumont, Texas including Jan van Beveren, and Blind Willie Johnson.
People Born in Beaumont, Texas
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Robert Crippen
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 9
Johnny Winter
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2014
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 8
L. Q. Jones
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 6
Edgar Winter
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 2
Larry Graham
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1
Walt Davis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 7
Frank Robinson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 4
Irma P. Hall
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 10
Kirk Baptiste
ATHLETE
1963 - 2022
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 3
Kelly Asbury
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Beaumont, Texas
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Jan van Beveren
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Blind Willie Johnson
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Beaumont, Texas
Go to all RankingsJan van Beveren
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
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Rank: 1
Blind Willie Johnson
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Beaumont, Texas were musicians (3), actors (2), astronauts (1), basketball players (1), and baseball players (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Beaumont, Texas, including Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, and Larry Graham. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Beaumont, Texas, including Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, and Larry Graham.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Beaumont, Texas since 1700.
