Born near Huntington: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Delbert Gann, was born in Lufkin, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Clint Dempsey, with articles in 57 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Huntington. Across Texas, 669 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Huntington’s famous people
Famous people born near Huntington
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntington 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 (10)
- Clint Dempsey: Victor Araiza from Houston, TX, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Shivers: Ronnie Dugger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Belt: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda Coxe Stevenson: C.M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Humber: Keith Allison on Flickr derivative work: Muboshgu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Jaffe: Kirtland Records, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance C. Wade: Bridge B (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Ray Hawkins: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- I. D. Fairchild: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons