
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dean
Rex Tillerson, born in Wichita Falls, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Dean. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 628 towns. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Dean’s famous people
Famous people born near Dean
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Greyson Chance
born 1997American singer, songwriter, and musician



Gary Chapman
born 1957American singer-songwriter and television personality

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dean 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 (6)
- Rex Tillerson: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Abbott: NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Heflin: Clarence Sinclair Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mullane: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Lee: AlonsoTav, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Reid: Marcus Blechman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons