
Born near Liberty City: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Randy Matson, from Kilgore, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Liberty City yet. The best known of them is Forest Whitaker, with articles in 81 languages. Across Texas, the lists cover 677 towns.
What stands out about Liberty City’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty City
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Joe R. Lansdale
born 1951American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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 (7)
- Miranda Lambert: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Mahomes: Adam Schultz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie King: Lionel Decoster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mathis: MCA-Music Corporation of America (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Johnson: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Matson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dooley Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons