Famous people · Rice Tracts
Born near Rice Tracts: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Freddy Fender, from San Benito, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Rice Tracts yet. Kris Kristofferson is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Across Texas, 662 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Kris Kristofferson
Best known
Kris Kristofferson
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rice Tracts’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rice Tracts
Nobody born in Rice Tracts is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Kris Kristofferson
1936–2024American country singer, songwriter and actor
Bruce Sterling
born 1954American author, speaker and futurist
Grace Napolitano
born 1936U.S. Representative from California
James Anthony Tamayo
born 1949American Roman-Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, titular bishop of Ita, bishop of Laredo
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rice Tracts 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)
- Kris Kristofferson: Agency: Magna Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Stahl: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Napolitano: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Nielsen Chapman: Dr Photo / Kevin Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Filemon Vela: Government of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Anthony Tamayo: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons