
Born near Palm Valley: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Bobby Morrow, born in Harlingen, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Harlingen lists 21, led by Bobby Morrow. Not one famous person on record comes from Palm Valley yet. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Palm Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Palm Valley
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Palm Valley.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palm Valley 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)
- Bobby Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Stahl: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raquel Rodriguez: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Nielsen Chapman: Dr Photo / Kevin Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Filemon Vela: Government of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kika de la Garza: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Crockett: Bobby Cochran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
