Famous people · Horseshoe Bend
Born near Horseshoe Bend: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Shorty Rollins, born in Granbury, 12 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert E. Howard, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person’s birth in Horseshoe Bend is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Robert E. Howard
Best known
Robert E. Howard
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Horseshoe Bend’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Horseshoe Bend
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer
Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher
Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horseshoe Bend 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 (8)
- Robert E. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Hughes-Fulford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Rollins: Andrea Hanks, The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rahm: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Ray Smith: Alvy Ray Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Lynn: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons