Born near Fairchilds: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Dennis Gaubatz, born in Needville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bryce Deadmon, with articles in 17 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fairchilds. Across Texas, the lists cover 651 towns.
What stands out about Fairchilds’ famous people
Famous people born near Fairchilds
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Jerry Hughes
born 1988All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive end

Simeon Woods Richardson
born 2000American professional baseball player





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairchilds 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 (12)
- Dobie Gray: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Lechler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rashawn Slater: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Hughes: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan O'Connor: Tim Piper, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randal Grichuk: Johnmaxmena, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon Woods Richardson: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Robert Jordan/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Murray: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Matthew Moore: Woodward and Tiernan Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Robertson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Zachry: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Louis Schechter: Sam Hashemi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons