15 famous people were born within 35 miles of McKinney Acres
Laura Bush is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. Closest of all is Misty Edwards, from Andrews, 2 mi away. Across the town line, Andrews lists 6, Chad Campbell first. 671 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about McKinney Acres’ famous people
Famous people born near McKinney Acres
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Bob McKay
1947–2026All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman

Laura Bush
born 1946First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009






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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Andrews, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McKinney Acres 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 (9)
- Laura Bush: White House photo by Krisanne Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Harrelson: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin R. Pacheco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Bush: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kyle: Cpl. Damien Gutierrez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Love: Roman Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Baker: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanya Tucker: Benjichilders, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karan Ashley: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Campbell: James Phelps, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
