26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hungerford
Dan Rather, born in Wharton, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hungerford. Across Texas, 674 towns list someone born there. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Hungerford’s famous people
Famous people born near Hungerford
Nobody born in Hungerford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.











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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hungerford 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 (11)
- Dobie Gray: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Dickerson: Chris Rasmussen; cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Lechler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randal Grichuk: Johnmaxmena, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Sweeney: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Koy: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary W. Janak: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Farmer Burgess: Bell, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Matthew Moore: Woodward and Tiernan Printing Co. (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Memo Rodríguez: Victor Araiza, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Zachry: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons