22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Perrin
Anthony 'Scooter' Teague, born in Jacksboro, 14 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert E. Howard, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person on record lists Perrin as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about Perrin’s famous people
Famous people born near Perrin
Nobody born in Perrin is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mike Brumbelow
1906–1977American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator

Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher


Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar




Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perrin 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)
- Robert E. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Hughes-Fulford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Brown: Rexzone111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rahm: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Ray Smith: Alvy Ray Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Lynn: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons