24 famous people were born within 35 miles of McLean
Closest of all is Holice Turnbow, from Shamrock, 20 mi away. The best known of them is Alan Bean, with articles in 60 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in McLean. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 628 towns.
What stands out about McLean’s famous people
Famous people born near McLean
Nobody born in McLean is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Mac Thornberry
born 1958Former U.S. Representative from Texas






John Aaron
born 1943Former NASA engineer, mayor Meadowlakes, Texas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McLean 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 (10)
- Alan Bean: NASA / Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Thornberry: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tex Winter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Hardin: Eddie Janssens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Aaron: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Thomas: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Minihan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Brownlee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrie Rath: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindy Brashears: Preston Keres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons