
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dennis
Closest of all is Mary Martin, from Weatherford, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Robert E. Howard, with articles in 61 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dennis. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
What stands out about Dennis’ famous people
Famous people born near Dennis
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer


Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher


Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dennis 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 (7)
- 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