
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dayton Lakes
Bill Dodd, born in Liberty, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Hagee, with articles in 20 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Dayton Lakes yet. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Dayton Lakes’ famous people
Famous people born near Dayton Lakes
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Harley McAdams
born 1938American physicist, microbial geneticist, and developmental biologist







Barry Smitherman
born 1957Member of the Texas Railroad Commission

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton Lakes 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 (10)
- Price Daniel: MLK Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross S. Sterling: Frank Johnson, edited and updated by Eugene C. Barker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charli Collier: Secart3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Daniel: Office of the Governor of Guam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allie White: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Towles: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Smitherman: https://www.flickr.com/photos/resolutemediagroup/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence M. Sterling: E.G. Williams & Bro. NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tink Riviere: The Sporting News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons