
Born near Briarcliff: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Ethan Hawke is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. Closest of all is Malaika Rapolu, from Cedar Park, 15 mi away. Famous people are on record for 627 of the towns in Texas. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Briarcliff’s famous people
Famous people born near Briarcliff
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Stone Cold Steve Austin
born 1964American professional wrestler and actor



Tobe Hooper
1943–2017American film director, screenwriter and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Briarcliff 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)
- Ethan Hawke: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dakota Johnson: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stone Cold Steve Austin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Fiorina: Antônio Milena/AB, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ford: nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobe Hooper: Dark Attsios, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malaika Rapolu: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons