Famous people · Forest Heights
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Forest Heights
Closest of all is Kay Panabaker, from Orange, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Janis Joplin, with articles in 100 languages. No famous person’s birth in Forest Heights is on record yet. The Texas lists hold names for 638 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Janis Joplin
Best known
Janis Joplin
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forest Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forest Heights
Nobody born in Forest Heights is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Rauschenberg
1925–2008American painter and graphic artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest Heights 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)
- Janis Joplin: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias: World Wide Photos/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rauschenberg: Fvlcrvm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Panabaker: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- G. W. Bailey: Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons