
Born near Aquilla: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Scott Podsednik, was born in West, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Jennifer Love Hewitt, with articles in 71 languages. 652 of the towns in Texas list at least one person. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Aquilla’s famous people
Famous people born near Aquilla
Nobody born in Aquilla is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








Bob Johnston
1932–2015American record producer and musician

Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer



Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author

William Sidney Graves
1865–1940United States Army general in World War I
John Middleton
1900–1986Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aquilla 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 (14)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Nelson: Minette Layne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafer Johnson: Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madge Bellamy: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ellen Rudin: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles King: Scott Pembroke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Allison: Coral Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Johnston: Julien Ménard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Campbell: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sidney Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Podsednik: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons