Famous people · Lindsay
Born near Lindsay: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Jake Roberts, born in Gainesville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gene Autry, with articles in 45 languages. Of the towns next door, Gainesville lists the most: 19, with Jake Roberts first. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Gene Autry
Best known
Gene Autry
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lindsay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lindsay
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charley Paddock
1900–1943American athlete and Olympic gold medalist
James F. Hollingsworth
1918–2010United States Army lieutenant general
James Latane Noel, Jr.
1909–1997United States federal judge
Sly Stone
1943–2025American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Gainesville: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lindsay 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 (8)
- Gene Autry: Harry Warnecke / Robert F. Cranston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Sheridan: New York Sunday News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sly Stone: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Roberts: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Paddock: New York Evening Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley George Payne: Bzd1415, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Peterson: Universal City Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Austin: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons