Famous people · China
Born near China: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robert Crippen, was born in Beaumont, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Janis Joplin, with articles in 100 languages. The list for China is empty for now. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Janis Joplin
Best known
Janis Joplin
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about China’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near China
Nobody born in China is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Rauschenberg
1925–2008American painter and graphic artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is China 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 (13)
- Janis Joplin: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias: World Wide Photos/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rauschenberg: Fvlcrvm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Henry: World_Heavyweight_Champion_Mark_Henry.jpg: U.S. Army derivative work: Giovanosky at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Keyes: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. W. Bailey: Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendrick Perkins: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Winter: Joe Bielawa from MInneapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Graham: Kennystevens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Q. Jones: L. Q. Jones in trailer for Hang 'Em High (1968), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davy Arnaud: Simon Heseltine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons