Born near Kopperl: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Sanger D. Shafer, was born in Whitney, 13 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Kopperl. Willie Nelson is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 674 towns.
What stands out about Kopperl’s famous people
Famous people born near Kopperl
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Willie Lewis
1905–1971American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kopperl 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)
- Willie Nelson: Minette Layne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafer Johnson: Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madge Bellamy: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ellen Rudin: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Rollins: Andrea Hanks, The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Southern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles King: Scott Pembroke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Allison: Coral Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons