21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bevil Oaks
Robert Crippen is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. The nearest, Brandon Young, was born in Lumberton, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Bevil Oaks yet. Across Texas, 652 towns list someone born there.
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Famous people born near Bevil Oaks
Nobody born in Bevil Oaks is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bevil Oaks 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)
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendrick Perkins: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Winter: Joe Bielawa from MInneapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Graham: Kennystevens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Q. Jones: L. Q. Jones in trailer for Hang 'Em High (1968), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davy Arnaud: Simon Heseltine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons