Famous people · El Paso
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of El Paso
The nearest, Kris Allen, was born in Jacksonville, 17 mi away. Beth Ditto is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No entry yet names El Paso as a birthplace. The Arkansas lists hold names for 250 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Beth Ditto
Best known
Beth Ditto
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about El Paso’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near El Paso
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rebecca Roanhorse
born 1971American speculative fiction author
Ed Hamm
1906–1982Former American long jumper and Olympic gold medallist
A. J. Burnett
born 1977Baseball player from the United States
Georgia Holt
1926–2022American singer-songwriter, actress, and model; mother of singer/actress Cher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Paso and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- Jason White: Ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Taylor Robinson: Joseph_T._Robinson.jpg: Harris and Ewing derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Jones: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Burnett: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Roanhorse: San Francisco Public Librar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Thornton: Congressional Pictorial Directory - Photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shekinna Stricklen: Basketball Travelers Inc. Staff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Symone: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Daigh Mills: Boris B. Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Martin Adkins: University of Arkansas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Hillis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Brundidge, Jr.: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons