Jennie Scott Griffiths
1875–1951Journalist and political activist
Famous people · Colmesneil
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Colmesneil
Jennie Scott Griffiths, born in Woodville, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James E. Gunn, with articles in 17 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Colmesneil. Across Texas, 651 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
James E. Gunn
Best known
James E. Gunn
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Colmesneil’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Colmesneil
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John B. Reid
1896–1963American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
John McNeile Hunter
1901–1979African American physicist and chemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colmesneil 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)
- James E. Gunn: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Shivers: Ronnie Dugger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Jaffe: Kirtland Records, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Beck: James G on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Bryant: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hadnot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance C. Wade: Bridge B (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Ray Hawkins: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons