16 famous people were born within 35 miles of D'Hanis
Jake Schuehle, born in Hondo, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Matthew McConaughey, with articles in 93 languages. No famous person on record lists D'Hanis as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about D'Hanis’ famous people
Famous people born near D'Hanis
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mariette Rheiner Garner
1869–1948Second Lady of the United States


Lola Maverick Lloyd
1875–1944American activist and pacifist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is D'Hanis 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)
- Matthew McConaughey: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Evans: Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolph Briscoe: Bill Malone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rodriguez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lola Maverick Lloyd: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariette Rheiner Garner: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul J. Kilday: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Howell Collier: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons