Famous people · Port Aransas
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Port Aransas
Eva Longoria, born in Corpus Christi, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Port Aransas as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Corpus Christi, 52 names are on record, led by Eva Longoria. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Eva Longoria
Best known
Eva Longoria
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Port Aransas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Port Aransas
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brian Leetch
born 1968American Hall of Fame Ice Hockey Defenseman
William D. Wittliff
1940–2019American screenwriter, photographer, and curator
T. Don Hutto
1935–2021Co-founder of [[Corrections Corporation of America]]
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The longest list nearby is Corpus Christi’s, with 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Aransas 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)
- Farrah Fawcett: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Jordan: Sarah_Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Julich: Scott Mucci from Cupertino, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Leetch: Original uploader was Håkan Dahlström (Hakandahlstrom at en.wikipedia) Later versions were uploaded by IrisKawling at en.wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Caceres: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Sullivan: Mizzou415, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Wood, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons