Famous people · Bolivar Peninsula
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bolivar Peninsula
Closest of all is Charles Brown, from Texas City, 20 mi away. The best known of them is Barry White, with articles in 54 languages. No famous person on record lists Bolivar Peninsula as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Barry White
Best known
Barry White
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bolivar Peninsula’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bolivar Peninsula
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
King Vidor
1894–1982American film director, film producer, and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bolivar Peninsula 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 (11)
- Barry White: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Vidor: Cathrine Curtis Corporation / First National Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Johnson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liana Liberato: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Perrine: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Helmond: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brown: Sumori, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross S. Sterling: Frank Johnson, edited and updated by Eugene C. Barker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allene Ray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charli Collier: Secart3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Cobb: Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons