21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fruitvale
Closest of all is Janet Leach, from Grand Saline, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Jamie Foxx, with articles in 83 languages. Across Texas, the lists cover 632 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Fruitvale yet.
What stands out about Fruitvale’s famous people
Famous people born near Fruitvale
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Robert H. Dennard
1932–2024American engineer and inventor

Laci Mosley
born 1991American actress, voice actress and model
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fruitvale 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)
- Jamie Foxx: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Brown Jr.: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laci Mosley: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan G. Sanders: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindley Beckworth: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons