Kris Kristofferson
1936–2024American country singer, songwriter and actor
Famous people · Orason
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orason
The nearest, Kris Kristofferson, was born in Brownsville, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Orason. 671 of the towns in Texas list at least one person. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Kris Kristofferson
Best known
Kris Kristofferson
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Orason’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Orason
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bruce Sterling
born 1954American author, speaker and futurist
Grace Napolitano
born 1936U.S. Representative from California
James Anthony Tamayo
born 1949American Roman-Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, titular bishop of Ita, bishop of Laredo
T. R. Fehrenbach
1925–2013American historian and columnist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orason 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)
- Kris Kristofferson: Agency: Magna Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Napolitano: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Anthony Tamayo: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Crockett: Bobby Cochran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberto Garza: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Castillo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons