13 famous people were born within 35 miles of George West
Closest of all is James Crumley, from Three Rivers, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Craig Wilson, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person’s birth in George West is on record yet. 657 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about George West’s famous people
Famous people born near George West
Nobody born in George West is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Felix Z. Longoria, Jr.
1920–1945Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

David C. Novak
born 1953American businessman and the executive chairman of YUM! Brands Inc



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is George West 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)
- David C. Novak: Lgmmedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Head: Dan Buie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Bryant: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Jaramillo: Dave_Keller,_Rudy_Jaramillo,_Bob_Dernier.jpg: Garrett Craig from Madison, WI derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Z. Longoria, Jr.: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons