
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rancho Banquete
The best known of them is Robert Curl, with articles in 59 languages. The nearest, Solomon P. Ortiz, was born in Robstown, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Rancho Banquete is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 677 of the towns in Texas.
What stands out about Rancho Banquete’s famous people
Famous people born near Rancho Banquete
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Gene Upshaw
1945–2008American football player, labor leader, NFLPA president




James P. Allison
born 1948American immunologist and Nobel laureate


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rancho Banquete 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)
- Robert Curl: Douglas A. Lockard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Allison: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon P. Ortiz: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Jackson: Shadowgate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Henry: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Bryant: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel Herrero: Terry Ross from Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond L. Johnson: Lenoreblum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons