
Born near Pine Forest: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Janis Joplin, with articles in 100 languages. Closest of all is Robert Crippen, from Beaumont, 9 mi away. The list for Pine Forest is empty for now. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Pine Forest’s famous people
Famous people born near Pine Forest
Nobody born in Pine Forest is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Robert Rauschenberg
1925–2008American painter and graphic artist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Forest 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 (7)
- Janis Joplin: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias: World Wide Photos/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rauschenberg: Fvlcrvm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Panabaker: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Keyes: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons