No famous person from Highlands yet, but Baytown next door has 26
In Texas, 627 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57. Baytown’s list is led by John Hagee.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Highlands), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Highlands has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Highlands
Of the towns around it, Baytown has the most on record: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highlands and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Sam Demel: Dru Bloomfield - At Home in Scottsdale (Dru Bloomfield), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons