Born near Roman Forest: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jason Grimsley, from Cleveland, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Chad Hedrick, with articles in 24 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Roman Forest. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
What stands out about Roman Forest’s famous people
Famous people born near Roman Forest
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



William Franklin Blair
1912–1984U.S. herpetologist and mammalogist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roman Forest 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 (5)
- Chad Hedrick: McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Edwards: Original: Box Repsol / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Bliss Blanton: pinguino k from North Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Beckett: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Price Daniel: MLK Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons