Famous people · DeCordova
Born near DeCordova: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Mary Martin is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Closest of all is Toby Morris, from Granbury, 5 mi away. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Mary Martin
Best known
Mary Martin
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about DeCordova’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near DeCordova
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Willie Lewis
1905–1971American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
Bryan Bertino
born 1977American film director and screenwriter
Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is DeCordova 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 (11)
- Mary Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Rollins: Andrea Hanks, The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Lynn: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz G. Lanham: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dillon Gee: Stegas4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Carroll: Robman94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Surpris: Khalil Le Rajaoui, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Morris: US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Barton: Gage Skidmore photo from Flickr., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Williams: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons