Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas ranks 5,441st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eilenburg, Buftea, and Hereford, Texas. Memorable people born in Denton, Texas include Sly Stone, Stanley G. Payne, and Ann Sheridan. Memorable people who died in Denton, Texas include Kerry Von Erich. Denton, Texas has been the birth place of many athletes, and musicians and the death place of many wrestlers. Denton, Texas is located in United States.
Denton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Denton County. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 20th-most populous city in Texas, the 177th-most populous city in the United States, and the 10th-most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1915 and 1993, Denton, Texas was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Sly Stone, Stanley G. Payne, and Ann Sheridan. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Denton, Texas including Kerry Von Erich.
People Born in Denton, Texas
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Sly Stone
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 2
Stanley G. Payne
HISTORIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 5
Ann Sheridan
ACTOR
1915 - 1967
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1
Anicka Newell
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.34
Rank: 3
Andy Maloney
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 6.06
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Denton, Texas
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denton, Texas were athletes (2), musicians (1), historians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Denton, Texas, including Anicka Newell, and Andy Maloney. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denton, Texas, including Anicka Newell, and Andy Maloney.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Denton, Texas since 1700.
