Famous people · Devers
Born near Devers: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Crippen is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Devers. The nearest, Oscar Griffin, Jr., was born in Daisetta, 7 mi away. Across Texas, the lists cover 628 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Robert Crippen
Best known
Robert Crippen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Devers’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Devers
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harley McAdams
born 1938American physicist, microbial geneticist, and developmental biologist
William Franklin Blair
1912–1984U.S. herpetologist and mammalogist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Devers 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 (5)
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Winter: Joe Bielawa from MInneapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Graham: Kennystevens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Q. Jones: L. Q. Jones in trailer for Hang 'Em High (1968), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons