Texas
Texas ranks 4,701st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fécamp, Rajahmundry, and Thimphu. Memorable people born in Texas include Yusuf Estes, Michael Bowen, and Marshall Allman. Memorable people who died in Texas include Manny Charlton, Ilan Ramon, and Laurel Clark. Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and religious figures and the death place of many astronauts, and musicians. Texas is located in United States.
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, Texas is the second-largest state by area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as a independent country, the Republic of Texas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1853 and 1984, Texas was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Yusuf Estes, Michael Bowen, and Marshall Allman. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Texas including Manny Charlton, Ilan Ramon, and Laurel Clark. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Texas than were born there.
People Born in Texas
Go to all RankingsYusuf Estes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 2
Michael Bowen
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3
Marshall Allman
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1
Lucy Parsons
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Texas
Go to all RankingsManny Charlton
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Laurel Clark
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Michael P. Anderson
ASTRONAUT
1959 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
William C. McCool
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Rick Husband
ASTRONAUT
1957 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
David M. Brown
ASTRONAUT
1956 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Texas
Go to all RankingsManny Charlton
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Laurel Clark
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Michael P. Anderson
ASTRONAUT
1959 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
William C. McCool
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Rick Husband
ASTRONAUT
1957 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
David M. Brown
ASTRONAUT
1956 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Texas were actors (2), religious figures (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were astronauts (7), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Texas, including Michael Bowen, and Marshall Allman. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Texas, including Michael Bowen, and Marshall Allman.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Texas since 1700.