Famous people · Cool
Born near Cool: 32 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Robert E. Howard, with articles in 61 languages. Closest of all is Jack L. Knight, from Garner, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Cool as their birthplace yet. Across Texas, 638 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert E. Howard
Best known
Robert E. Howard
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cool’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cool
Nobody born in Cool is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher
Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar
Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cool 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 (16)
- Robert E. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Hughes-Fulford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rahm: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Ray Smith: Alvy Ray Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Lynn: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz G. Lanham: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Clifton Wilson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane McAnally: Mbaumatl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Barton: Gage Skidmore photo from Flickr., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurman Tucker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delk M. Oden: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Greer: Julee Duwe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Dewveall: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons