Born near Liverpool: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Savion Flagg, from Alvin, 9 mi away. Barry White is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. No entry yet names Liverpool as a birthplace. 652 towns across Texas can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Liverpool’s famous people
Famous people born near Liverpool
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



King Vidor
1894–1982American film director, film producer, and screenwriter




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liverpool 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)
- Barry White: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Vidor: Cathrine Curtis Corporation / First National Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Johnson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liana Liberato: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Perrine: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Helmond: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Price: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons