Famous people · Palmhurst
Born near Palmhurst: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lloyd Bentsen, from Mission, 4 mi away. Next door, Mission lists 10, led by Lloyd Bentsen. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63. Abilene has the second-longest list in Texas, after Beaumont, with 57.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Lloyd Bentsen
Best known
Lloyd Bentsen
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Palmhurst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Palmhurst
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mike Heath
born 1964American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Trinidad Silva
1950–1988Native Mexican-American character actor
Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez
1946–1968Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Palmhurst.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmhurst 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 (12)
- Lloyd Bentsen: Department of the Treasury[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tito Santana: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Heath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Landry: Big Cowboy Kev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Pulido: Kim-bodia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois January: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Barrera: Richard Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Ruiz: The Paparazzi Gamer (TPG), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorge Cantú: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fortunato Benavides: Fifth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez: Petty Officer 1st Class Michelle Lucht, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Canales: Curtisbeaumont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons