
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Porter Heights
The best known of them is Hilary Duff, with articles in 91 languages. Closest of all is Colin Edwards, from Conroe, 16 mi away. The list for Porter Heights is empty for now. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 657 towns.
What stands out about Porter Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Porter Heights
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Hilary Duff
born 1987American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and writer



Patrick Swayze
1952–2009American actor, producer, singer and dancer

Howard Hughes
1905–1976American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Porter Heights 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)
- Hilary Duff: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Garner: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilson: Victor R. Ruiz from Arinaga, Canary Islands, Spain, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Swayze: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hughes: Acme Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Rogers: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Edwards: Original: Box Repsol / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons