
Born near Campbell: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Claire Lee Chennault, from Commerce, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Colleen Hoover, with articles in 47 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Campbell. 632 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Campbell’s famous people
Famous people born near Campbell
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Gary Nicholson
born 1901American singer-songwriter and record producer


Guy Benton Johnson
1901–1991Sociologist and social anthropologist



Monty "Hawkeye" Henson
born 1953American rodeo performer and actor


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Campbell 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)
- Colleen Hoover: "GBH" on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Lee Chennault: Harry Warnecke and Robert F. Cranston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Ellis: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Granger: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Murchison: Underwood Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boles: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Hall: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Griff Barnett: episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons