20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Comfort
The nearest, Hillary Tuck, was born in Kerrville, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Lyndon B. Johnson, with articles in 175 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Comfort. Famous people are on record for 638 of the towns in Texas.
What stands out about Comfort’s famous people
Famous people born near Comfort
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Frank Van der Stucken
1858–1929Flemish-American violinist, conductor, composer and festival director


Amanda Julia Estill
1882–1965American educator, writer, folklorist

Lyndon B. Johnson
1908–1973President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Comfort 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)
- Lyndon B. Johnson: Arnold Newman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester W. Nimitz: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Strickland: Peytonlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Van der Stucken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Loeffler: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Julia Estill: University of Texas at Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew O. Williams: Sgt. Kevin Roy, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charmayne James: J2odesigns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons