McAllen, Texas
McAllen, Texas ranks 6,872nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mission, Texas, Zaanstad, and Aldwincle. Memorable people born in McAllen, Texas include Elizabeth Moon, Ana Brenda Contreras, and Abraham Ancer. McAllen, Texas has been the birth place of many writers, and actors. McAllen, Texas is located in United States.
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexican border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about 70 mi (110 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2024 census estimate, McAllen's population was 148,782, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas. It is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area (McAllen–Edinburg–Mission) in the state of Texas, and the binational Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area counts a population of more than 1.5 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1945 and 1991, McAllen, Texas was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Elizabeth Moon, Ana Brenda Contreras, and Abraham Ancer.
People Born in McAllen, Texas
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Elizabeth Moon
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 3
Ana Brenda Contreras
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 1
Abraham Ancer
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.16
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day McAllen, Texas were writers (1), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in McAllen, Texas, including Elizabeth Moon. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day McAllen, Texas, including Elizabeth Moon.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in McAllen, Texas since 1700.
