Johnny "Country" Mathis
1933–2011American country music singer-songwriter
Famous people · Douglassville
Born near Douglassville: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Johnny "Country" Mathis, from Maud, 10 mi away. Scott Joplin is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Douglassville. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Scott Joplin
Best known
Scott Joplin
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Douglassville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Douglassville
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
T-Bone Walker
1910–1975American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Scott Joplin
1867–1917American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)
Joshua Logan
1908–1988American stage and film director and writer
Betty Mary Goetting
1897–1980Librarian, women's rights activist in El Paso, Texas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Douglassville 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 (8)
- Scott Joplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Perot: Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Logan: Princeton University Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T-Bone Walker: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Blocker: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conlon Nancarrow: Irene de Groot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrion Lawson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons