Famous people · Petersburg
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Petersburg
Buddy Holly is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. Closest of all is Johnny Sands, from Lorenzo, 14 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Petersburg yet. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Buddy Holly
Best known
Buddy Holly
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Petersburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Petersburg
Nobody born in Petersburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Billy J. Murphy
1921–2008American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Maurice Ewing
1906–1974American geophysicist and oceanographer
William Carey Mathes
1899–1967United States federal judge
Emzy Harvey Lynch
1895–1979American football and basketball coach
James H. Clark
born 1944American entrepreneur and computer scientist
Conrad Vernon
born 1968American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor
Natalie Maines
born 1974American singer; lead vocalist for Dixie Chicks
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Petersburg 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 (10)
- Buddy Holly: Buddy_Holly_Brunswick_Records.jpg: Brunswick Records derivative work: GDuwenTell me!, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chace Crawford: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trae Young: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Maines: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Clark: Knnkanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Williams: DJParker39 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Davis: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Keys: Sean Birmingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ewing: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jodey Arrington: U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons