Born near McDade: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is DJ Screw, from Smithville, 20 mi away. Ethan Hawke is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. 627 of the towns in Texas list at least one person. No famous person’s birth in McDade is on record yet.
What stands out about McDade’s famous people
Famous people born near McDade
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Stone Cold Steve Austin
born 1964American professional wrestler and actor



Tobe Hooper
1943–2017American film director, screenwriter and producer
Who’s the most famous person from McDade?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who McDade’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McDade 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)
- Ethan Hawke: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dakota Johnson: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stone Cold Steve Austin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Fiorina: Antônio Milena/AB, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ford: nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobe Hooper: Dark Attsios, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tex Avery: Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- K. C. Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons