Famous people · La Paloma
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of La Paloma
Freddy Fender, born in San Benito, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kris Kristofferson, with articles in 65 languages. Of the bordering towns, San Benito has the longest list: 8, with Freddy Fender at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in La Paloma.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Kris Kristofferson
Best known
Kris Kristofferson
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La Paloma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La Paloma
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kris Kristofferson
1936–2024American country singer, songwriter and actor
Bruce Sterling
born 1954American author, speaker and futurist
Grace Napolitano
born 1936U.S. Representative from California
James Anthony Tamayo
born 1949American Roman-Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, titular bishop of Ita, bishop of Laredo
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, San Benito has the most people on record, 8 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Paloma 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 (12)
- Kris Kristofferson: Agency: Magna Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Stahl: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Napolitano: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raquel Rodriguez: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Nielsen Chapman: Dr Photo / Kevin Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Filemon Vela: Government of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Anthony Tamayo: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Crockett: Bobby Cochran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberto Garza: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary Bryant Mariner: Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons