Famous people · Bayview
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bayview
Kris Kristofferson is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Closest of all is Mariano Simon Garriga, from Port Isabel, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bayview. 627 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Kris Kristofferson
Best known
Kris Kristofferson
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bayview’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bayview
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kris Kristofferson
1936–2024American country singer, songwriter and actor
Bruce Sterling
born 1954American author, speaker and futurist
Grace Napolitano
born 1936U.S. Representative from California
James Anthony Tamayo
born 1949American Roman-Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, titular bishop of Ita, bishop of Laredo
T. R. Fehrenbach
1925–2013American historian and columnist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bayview 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 (7)
- Kris Kristofferson: Agency: Magna Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Napolitano: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Anthony Tamayo: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Crockett: Bobby Cochran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberto Garza: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Castillo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons