11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake City
The nearest, Shane Nelson, was born in Mathis, 4 mi away. Craig Wilson is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lake City. 671 of the towns in Texas list at least one person.
What stands out about Lake City’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake City
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

T. Don Hutto
1935–2021Co-founder of [[Corrections Corporation of America]]

David C. Novak
born 1953American businessman and the executive chairman of YUM! Brands Inc



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake City 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 (5)
- David C. Novak: Lgmmedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Bryant: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Jaramillo: Dave_Keller,_Rudy_Jaramillo,_Bob_Dernier.jpg: Garrett Craig from Madison, WI derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Gallia: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons