Famous people · Leroy
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leroy
Closest of all is Buster Chatham, from West, 6 mi away. Jennifer Love Hewitt is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Leroy. In Texas, 633 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Best known
Jennifer Love Hewitt
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leroy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leroy
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Sidney Graves
1865–1940United States Army general in World War I
John Middleton
1900–1986Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season
Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer
Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author
Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
Bob Johnston
1932–2015American record producer and musician
William Curry Holden
1896–1993American historian and archeologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leroy 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)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Nelson: Minette Layne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Donnall Thomas: Ca.garcia.s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafer Johnson: Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madge Bellamy: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ellen Rudin: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anjanette Comer: Braverman-Mirsch Public Relations, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles King: Scott Pembroke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Allison: Coral Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Johnston: Julien Ménard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Connally: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sidney Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons