30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Midfield
The best known of them is Dan Rather, with articles in 38 languages. Mal Whitfield, born in Bay City, 16 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Midfield yet. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 677 towns.
What stands out about Midfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Midfield
Nobody born in Midfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Johnnie Lee Higgins
born 1983American football player, wide receiver, return specialist
Steven Saylor
born 1956American author of historical novels

Hope Dworaczyk Smith
born 1984American entrepreneur, model and tv personality
Hugo Mark Gerbermann
1913–1996Catholic bishop in Guatemala and the United States.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midfield 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)
- Hope Dworaczyk Smith: Josh Ryan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Flores: Larry Evans (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Sweeney: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary W. Janak: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Farmer Burgess: Bell, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Lee Higgins: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priscilla Richman: United States of America's Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons