
Born near Owl Ranch: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robert Curl, was born in Alice, 10 mi away. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57. Not one famous person on record comes from Owl Ranch yet.
What stands out about Owl Ranch’s famous people
Famous people born near Owl Ranch
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


James P. Allison
born 1948American immunologist and Nobel laureate




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Owl Ranch 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 (6)
- Robert Curl: Douglas A. Lockard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Allison: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Garcia: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Henry: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Bryant: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Osborn: NEA News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons