
Born near Gholson: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Jennifer Love Hewitt, born in Waco, 11 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Gholson as their birthplace yet. The Texas lists hold names for 653 towns. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Gholson’s famous people
Famous people born near Gholson
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer



Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author

John Middleton
1900–1986Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gholson 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)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Nelson: Minette Layne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafer Johnson: Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madge Bellamy: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons