Famous people · Camp Wood
Born near Camp Wood: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Matthew McConaughey is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. The nearest, Ross Reynolds, was born in Barksdale, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Camp Wood is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Matthew McConaughey
Best known
Matthew McConaughey
in 93 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Camp Wood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Camp Wood
Nobody born in Camp Wood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Reba Z. Whittle
1919–1981United States Army nurse and prisoner of war
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camp Wood 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 (6)
- Matthew McConaughey: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Evans: Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolph Briscoe: Bill Malone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Howell Collier: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Maltzberger: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Reynolds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons