28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Early
The nearest, Madylin Sweeten, was born in Brownwood, 3 mi away. Over the border in Brownwood, 26 names are on record, led by Madylin Sweeten. No entry yet names Early as a birthplace. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Early’s famous people
Famous people born near Early
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







J. D. Smith
born 1936American football player (offensive lineman, born 1936)
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Brownwood’s, with 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Early 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)
- John Hanke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Case Keenum: Kevin B Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe M. Kilgore: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Dunn: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Conradt: Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Vernor Smith: "the Star Press" (Muncie, IN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barton Yarborough: Saboture pictures, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons