Famous people · Newcastle
Born near Newcastle: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Rex Brown, born in Graham, 12 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Newcastle. 651 towns across Texas can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Rex Brown
Best known
Rex Brown
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newcastle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newcastle
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill W. Clayton
1928–2007Texas politician, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
George D. Keathley
1917–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Dean Smith
1932–2023American athletics competitor, stuntman and actor
John Hill
1923–2007Texas lawyer, Democratic politician, and judge, born 1923
William Harold Collins
1922–1996American gridiron football player
Mike Brumbelow
1906–1977American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Abe Martin
1908–1979American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newcastle 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)
- Rex Brown: Rexzone111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Lilly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crandell Addington: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham B. Purcell, Jr.: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen McNallen: Stephen McNallen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Estes: Karyn Wagner Pierpont from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George D. Keathley: Buffs at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons