
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Haslet
The nearest, Brec Bassinger, was born in Saginaw, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Shelley Duvall, with articles in 79 languages. No famous person on record lists Haslet as their birthplace yet. 628 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Haslet’s famous people
Famous people born near Haslet
Nobody born in Haslet is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Patricia Highsmith
1921–1995American novelist and short story writer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haslet 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)
- Shelley Duvall: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hagman: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Meester: Daniel Batalles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Highsmith: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bruce Merrifield: Dann Kristoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brec Bassinger: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons