Born near Morning Glory: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Mary González, born in Clint, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Debbie Reynolds, with articles in 86 languages. No famous person on record lists Morning Glory as their birthplace yet. Next door, Clint lists one, Mary González.
What stands out about Morning Glory’s famous people
Famous people born near Morning Glory
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mary Hay
1901–1957American dancer, actress, playwright and Ziegfeld girl



Debbie Reynolds
1932–2016American actress, singer, and dancer
Gene Roddenberry
1921–1991American television screenwriter and producer


Benito Martinez
1932–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Clint.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morning Glory 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)
- Debbie Reynolds: Studio photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulina Chávez: Criticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Shoemaker: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvestre Reyes: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hay: Ruth Waterbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benito Martinez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon A. Hill: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. K. Waters: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons