22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Thicket Lake Estates
Travian Smith, born in Shepherd, 14 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James E. Gunn, with articles in 17 languages. The list for Big Thicket Lake Estates is empty for now. 669 of the towns in Texas list at least one person.
What stands out about Big Thicket Lake Estates’ famous people
Famous people born near Big Thicket Lake Estates
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jennie Scott Griffiths
1875–1951Journalist and political activist
John B. Reid
1896–1963American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
John McNeile Hunter
1901–1979African American physicist and chemist


Harley McAdams
born 1938American physicist, microbial geneticist, and developmental biologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Thicket Lake Estates 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)
- James E. Gunn: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tink Riviere: The Sporting News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons