
Born near Batesville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Matthew McConaughey, was born in Uvalde, 20 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Batesville is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 636 of the towns in Texas. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Batesville’s famous people
Famous people born near Batesville
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Mariette Rheiner Garner
1869–1948Second Lady of the United States
Thomas B. Warren
1920–2000American Restorationist Philosopher and Theologian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Batesville 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 (3)
- Matthew McConaughey: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Evans: Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rodriguez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons