| − | |birth_place=Place of birth missing<br>[[Texas]], USA | + | |birth_place=Odessa, Ector County<br>[[Texas]], USA |
| | |death_place=Chalk Mountain<br>Erath County, Texas | | |death_place=Chalk Mountain<br>Erath County, Texas |
| | '''Christopher Scott "Chris" Kyle''' (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a [[United States Navy SEALs|United States Navy SEAL]] having the most recorded kills -- 160 -- by a sniper in American history, with the actual number estimated to be even more, up to 255. His best-selling autobiography, ''[[American Sniper]]'', was produced by [[Clint Eastwood]] as a wildly popular film that was later snubbed by [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]] at the 2015 Academy Awards.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-sniper-snubbed-at-2015-776511</ref> Kyle was born, reared, and resided in [[Texas]], which honored him by officially declaring February 2, 2015, as "Chris Kyle Day."<ref>http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/02/02/abbott-to-establish-chris-kyle-day-for-american-sniper-texas/22740267/</ref> | | '''Christopher Scott "Chris" Kyle''' (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a [[United States Navy SEALs|United States Navy SEAL]] having the most recorded kills -- 160 -- by a sniper in American history, with the actual number estimated to be even more, up to 255. His best-selling autobiography, ''[[American Sniper]]'', was produced by [[Clint Eastwood]] as a wildly popular film that was later snubbed by [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]] at the 2015 Academy Awards.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-sniper-snubbed-at-2015-776511</ref> Kyle was born, reared, and resided in [[Texas]], which honored him by officially declaring February 2, 2015, as "Chris Kyle Day."<ref>http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/02/02/abbott-to-establish-chris-kyle-day-for-american-sniper-texas/22740267/</ref> |