16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lott
Closest of all is Bobbi Humphrey, from Marlin, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lott is on record yet. Jennifer Love Hewitt is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Lott’s famous people
Famous people born near Lott
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Alvin Ailey
1931–1989African-American dancer, choreographer and activist

Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer



Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lott 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 (6)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, 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
- Rip Torn: Alan Light; cropped by Beyond My Ken 07:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Ailey: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons