Famous people · Quitaque
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Quitaque
Closest of all is Radie Britain, from Silverton, 16 mi away. Don Williams is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Quitaque yet. 656 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Don Williams
Best known
Don Williams
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Quitaque’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Quitaque
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maurice Ewing
1906–1974American geophysicist and oceanographer
Karen Elliott House
born 1947American journalist and former executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quitaque 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)
- Don Williams: DJParker39 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ewing: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Price Brookfield: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Elliott House: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garry Templeton: Mark Mauno on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard D. Graves: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie Welch: University of Houston Digital Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Radie Britain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons