
Born near Lake Dunlap: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Leigh Nash, from New Braunfels, 3 mi away. Nanci Griffith is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Next door, New Braunfels lists 15, led by Leigh Nash. No entry yet names Lake Dunlap as a birthplace.
What stands out about Lake Dunlap’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Dunlap
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Robert Decker
1922–1999American politician – Minnesota -- "Bob" Senate 1987-90 (District 4)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, New Braunfels lists the most people: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Dunlap 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)
- Nanci Griffith: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh Nash: prassprasetio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucious Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taurean Prince: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Day George: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Krueger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Ecker: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
