
Born near Bellmead: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bellmead. Closest of all is Jennifer Love Hewitt, from Waco, 7 mi away. Across the town line, Waco lists 41, Jennifer Love Hewitt first. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Bellmead’s famous people
Famous people born near Bellmead
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

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



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


Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
John Middleton
1900–1986Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season

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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Waco has the most on record, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bellmead 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)
- 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
- E. Donnall Thomas: Ca.garcia.s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Connally: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
