Born near Bailey's Prairie: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ross Robinson, from Angleton, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bailey's Prairie. In Texas, 662 towns have someone on the list. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
What stands out about Bailey's Prairie’s famous people
Famous people born near Bailey's Prairie
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bailey's Prairie 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 (5)
- Cam Ward: Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Lincoln: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wiley Bryant: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Gardner: Ryan Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons