
Born near Hawley: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Jessica Simpson, born in Abilene, 11 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Hawley as a birthplace. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 652 towns. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Hawley’s famous people
Famous people born near Hawley
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hawley 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)
- Jessica Simpson: Mike Kaplan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Guzman: Website creators, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinnie Paul: The original uploader was Mjfelker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Sharman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boudia: Javid Nikpour, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hall: Oldwizzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe S. Vasquez: Peytonlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons