Famous people · Idalou
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Idalou
Buddy Holly is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. The nearest, Johnny Sands, was born in Lorenzo, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Idalou. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Buddy Holly
Best known
Buddy Holly
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Idalou’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Idalou
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Billy J. Murphy
1921–2008American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Conrad Vernon
born 1968American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor
Natalie Maines
born 1974American singer; lead vocalist for Dixie Chicks
William Carey Mathes
1899–1967United States federal judge
Emzy Harvey Lynch
1895–1979American football and basketball coach
Maurice Ewing
1906–1974American geophysicist and oceanographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Idalou 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)
- Buddy Holly: Buddy_Holly_Brunswick_Records.jpg: Brunswick Records derivative work: GDuwenTell me!, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chace Crawford: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trae Young: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Maines: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Williams: DJParker39 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Davis: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Keys: Sean Birmingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ewing: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons