Famous people · Blanco
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blanco
The nearest, Jesse Sublett, was born in Johnson City, 12 mi away. Lyndon B. Johnson is the most widely known, written about in 175 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Blanco. The Texas lists hold names for 628 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Lyndon B. Johnson
Best known
Lyndon B. Johnson
in 175 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blanco’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blanco
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lyndon B. Johnson
1908–1973President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Robert Decker
1922–1999American politician – Minnesota -- "Bob" Senate 1987-90 (District 4)
Frank Van der Stucken
1858–1929Flemish-American violinist, conductor, composer and festival director
I.B. Donalson
1915–2006Colonel in the United States Air Force and flying ace in World War II
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blanco 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 (8)
- Lyndon B. Johnson: Arnold Newman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester W. Nimitz: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Strickland: Peytonlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucious Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taurean Prince: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Day George: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Van der Stucken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Ecker: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons