Famous people · Robinson
Born near Robinson: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Jennifer Love Hewitt, born in Waco, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Robinson is on record yet. The nearest list is next door in Waco: 41 names, starting with Jennifer Love Hewitt. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Best known
Jennifer Love Hewitt
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Robinson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Robinson
Nobody born in Robinson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer
Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author
Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
John Middleton
1900–1986Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Robinson 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)
- 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
- Blind Willie Johnson: Columbia Records "race series", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaDainian Tomlinson: original: U.S. Navy MC2 Jesse Monford on behalf of Naval Surface Warriorsderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Connally: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons