Famous people · Alba
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Alba
Closest of all is Janet Leach, from Grand Saline, 9 mi away. Sissy Spacek is the most widely known, written about in 69 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Alba. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Sissy Spacek
Best known
Sissy Spacek
in 69 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alba’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alba
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alexandra Mollenhauer
born 1998American-Azerbaijani basketball player
Lexie Dean Robertson
1893–1954American teacher, Poet Laureate of Texas
Mitzi Myers
1939–2001American scholar of children's literature
Lulu Belle Madison White
1900–1957Teacher and civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alba 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)
- Colleen Hoover: "GBH" on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Brown Jr.: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan G. Sanders: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Mollenhauer: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Graham: U.S. Navy photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James "Wally" Brewster, Jr.: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Morrow Reavley: Bob Chamberlin, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damione Lewis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keenan Clayton: WeDemBoyz42119, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Belle Madison White: GordonFreeman1997, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Hughes: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lexie Dean Robertson: Barda azreal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons