Famous people · Miles
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Miles
Roxy Gordon, born in Ballinger, 17 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Nancy Richey, with articles in 26 languages. No famous person on record lists Miles as their birthplace yet. 628 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Nancy Richey
Best known
Nancy Richey
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Miles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Miles
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fannie Elizabeth Ratchford
1888–1974American librarian and scholar of 19th century English literature
John Burroughs
1907–1978Politician and business person, 18th Governor of New Mexico
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Miles 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)
- Greg Maddux: User ISU_79 on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Lucado: Official Proverbs 31 Ministries, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rogers Hornsby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Richey: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill McGill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula DeAnda: Aoi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earl Rudder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Burroughs: Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Shores: Eric Ventress, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wendell Guion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons