Born near Coahoma: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Betty Buckley, born in Big Spring, 11 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Coahoma. The Texas lists hold names for 658 towns. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Coahoma’s famous people
Famous people born near Coahoma
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles L. Harness
1915–2005American science fiction writer



James Moeser
born 1939Ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coahoma 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)
- Dave O'Brien: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Dies, Jr.: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Renick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vy Dong: Jennifer Griffiths, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Eiland: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Moeser: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons