18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Golinda
The nearest, Bobbi Humphrey, was born in Marlin, 11 mi away. Jennifer Love Hewitt is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. No entry yet names Golinda as a birthplace. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Golinda’s famous people
Famous people born near Golinda
Nobody born in Golinda is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

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



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


Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Golinda 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
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Donnall Thomas: Ca.garcia.s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rip Torn: Alan Light; cropped by Beyond My Ken 07:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blind Willie Johnson: Columbia Records "race series", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons