Born near Pine Harbor: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Roy Hawkins, born in Jefferson, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Forest Whitaker, with articles in 81 languages. No famous person on record lists Pine Harbor as their birthplace yet. 665 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Pine Harbor’s famous people
Famous people born near Pine Harbor
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Scott Joplin
1867–1917American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)

T-Bone Walker
1910–1975American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist



Joe R. Lansdale
born 1951American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Harbor 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)
- George Foreman: Bert Verhoeff, Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 926-2854, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Joplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miranda Lambert: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie King: Lionel Decoster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mathis: MCA-Music Corporation of America (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T-Bone Walker: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brea Grant: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons