Famous people · Appleby
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Appleby
Clint Dempsey, born in Nacogdoches, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Appleby is on record yet. Across Texas, 632 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Clint Dempsey
Best known
Clint Dempsey
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Appleby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Appleby
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elise Harmon
1909–1985American physicist and chemist
Harry Whittington
1927–2023American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Appleby 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 (6)
- Clint Dempsey: Victor Araiza from Houston, TX, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Shivers: Ronnie Dugger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Belt: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda Coxe Stevenson: C.M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Humber: Keith Allison on Flickr derivative work: Muboshgu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons