El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas ranks 450th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kaesong, Doha, and London, Ontario. Memorable people born in El Paso, Texas include Debbie Reynolds, Phil Ochs, and Gene Roddenberry. Memorable people who died in El Paso, Texas include Harry Solter, James Forbes, and Pascual Orozco. El Paso, Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors. El Paso, Texas is located in United States.
El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is the 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., sixth-most populous city in Texas, and the most populous city in West Texas with a population of 678,815 at the 2020 census, while the El Paso metropolitan area has an estimated 879,000 residents. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, El Paso, Texas was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Debbie Reynolds, Phil Ochs, and Gene Roddenberry. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in El Paso, Texas including Harry Solter, James Forbes, and Pascual Orozco.
People Born in El Paso, Texas
Go to all RankingsDebbie Reynolds
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 24
Phil Ochs
SINGER
1940 - 1976
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 27
Gene Roddenberry
PRODUCER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 15
Richard Ramirez
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2013
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 28
Don Bluth
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 20
Eddie Guerrero
WRESTLER
1967 - 2005
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 29
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 6
Sandra Day O'Connor
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 23
Quinn
ATHLETE
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 33
Susana Martinez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 13
Alan Tudyk
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 4
Lupe Ontiveros
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 25
People Deceased in El Paso, Texas
Go to all RankingsHarry Solter
ACTOR
1873 - 1920
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Rank: 1
James Forbes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2022
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Rank: 2
Pascual Orozco
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1915
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Rank: 3
Margaret Osborne duPont
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2012
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Rank: 4
Sherman Hemsley
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
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Rank: 5
Albert B. Fall
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1944
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Rank: 6
John Wesley Hardin
EXTREMIST
1853 - 1895
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Rank: 7
Samuel Bodman
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
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Rank: 8
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
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Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in El Paso, Texas
Go to all RankingsHarry Solter
ACTOR
1873 - 1920
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Rank: 1
James Forbes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2022
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Rank: 2
Pascual Orozco
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1915
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Margaret Osborne duPont
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2012
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Rank: 4
Sherman Hemsley
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
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Rank: 5
Albert B. Fall
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
John Wesley Hardin
EXTREMIST
1853 - 1895
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Rank: 7
Samuel Bodman
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
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Rank: 8
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
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Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day El Paso, Texas were actors (9), politicians (5), wrestlers (4), athletes (4), and singers (3), while most who died were politicians (4), actors (2), basketball players (1), tennis players (1), and extremists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in El Paso, Texas, including Debbie Reynolds, Alan Tudyk, and Lupe Ontiveros. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day El Paso, Texas, including Debbie Reynolds, Alan Tudyk, and Lupe Ontiveros.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in El Paso, Texas since 1700.