Ted Healy
1896–1937American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor
Famous people · Grays Prairie
Born near Grays Prairie: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Jamie Foxx is the most widely known, written about in 83 languages. The nearest, Ted Healy, was born in Kaufman, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Grays Prairie. 662 of the towns in Texas list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Jamie Foxx
Best known
Jamie Foxx
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grays Prairie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grays Prairie
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert H. Dennard
1932–2024American engineer and inventor
Laci Mosley
born 1991American actress, voice actress and model
Bob Banner
1921–2011American television director and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grays Prairie 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
- Chill Wills: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Healy: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laci Mosley: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindley Beckworth: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons