Famous people · Lake Bridgeport
Born near Lake Bridgeport: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Colin David Jones, born in Bridgeport, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lake Bridgeport. The best known of them is Robert E. Howard, with articles in 61 languages. The Texas lists hold names for 671 towns.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Robert E. Howard
Best known
Robert E. Howard
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Bridgeport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Bridgeport
Nobody born in Lake Bridgeport is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Grace Woodruff Cartwright
2000–2003American rancher and conservationist
Mike Brumbelow
1906–1977American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Abe Martin
1908–1979American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher
Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Bridgeport 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 (15)
- Robert E. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Hughes-Fulford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rahm: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Ray Smith: Alvy Ray Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Allred: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grady Lewis: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Fort Newton: Underwood & Underwood (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane McAnally: Mbaumatl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Raborn: National Archives, attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin David Jones: Steve Bowles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmett Lyle, Jr.: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Greer: Julee Duwe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Dewveall: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons