Famous people · Riesel
Born near Riesel: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, E. Donnall Thomas, was born in Mart, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Jennifer Love Hewitt, with articles in 71 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Riesel. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 629 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Best known
Jennifer Love Hewitt
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riesel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riesel
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer
Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author
John Middleton
1900–1986Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season
William Curry Holden
1896–1993American historian and archeologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riesel 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)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Donnall Thomas: Ca.garcia.s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Don Baker: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wills: Paul Parry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons