Ted Healy
1896–1937American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor
Famous people · Rosser
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rosser
Closest of all is Ted Healy, from Kaufman, 12 mi away. Chill Wills is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. No famous person’s birth in Rosser is on record yet. 629 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Chill Wills
Best known
Chill Wills
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rosser’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rosser
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bob Banner
1921–2011American television director and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosser 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)
- Chill Wills: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Healy: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Boren Axton: Nicoleon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred H. Bennett: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinky Higgins: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons