Born near Gary City: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Clint Dempsey, with articles in 58 languages. The nearest, Kip Harkrider, was born in Carthage, 9 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Gary City. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
What stands out about Gary City’s famous people
Famous people born near Gary City
Nobody born in Gary City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Elise Harmon
1909–1985American physicist and chemist
Ramblin' Thomas
1902–1945American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gary City 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 (6)
- Clint Dempsey: Victor Araiza from Houston, TX, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Belt: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Humber: Keith Allison on Flickr derivative work: Muboshgu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Collins: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Martin Combs: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons