Born near Jarrell: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rudy Youngblood, from Belton, 19 mi away. The best known of them is Rip Torn, with articles in 49 languages. 627 towns across Texas can name a famous person born there. No famous person on record lists Jarrell as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Jarrell’s famous people
Famous people born near Jarrell
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Alvin Ailey
1931–1989African-American dancer, choreographer and activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jarrell 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 (7)
- Rip Torn: Alan Light; cropped by Beyond My Ken 07:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Ailey: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tex Avery: Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Kimbrough: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- K. C. Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Talarico: Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oveta Culp Hobby: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons