Born near Lolita: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Oliver Henry Radkey, from Edna, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Gale Storm, with articles in 22 languages. No famous person on record lists Lolita as their birthplace yet. The Texas lists hold names for 677 towns.
What stands out about Lolita’s famous people
Famous people born near Lolita
Nobody born in Lolita is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Steven Saylor
born 1956American author of historical novels

Hope Dworaczyk Smith
born 1984American entrepreneur, model and tv personality



Christia Adair
1893–1989American civil-rights activist and suffragist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lolita 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)
- Gale Storm: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Prokop: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bates: Kevin Scannell, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Dworaczyk Smith: Josh Ryan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michale Kyser: Basketball Champions League, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Flores: Larry Evans (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Knipling: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons