Born near Buchanan Dam: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ashley Field, from Burnet, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Tommy Lee Jones, with articles in 82 languages. The list for Buchanan Dam is empty for now. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
What stands out about Buchanan Dam’s famous people
Famous people born near Buchanan Dam
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buchanan Dam 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)
- Tommy Lee Jones: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. King Hubbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Burns: Turkey Reds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Langford: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Moses: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chink Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Morgan II: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rankin Johnson, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons