12 famous people were born within 35 miles of San Felipe
Closest of all is Patrick Zurek, from Sealy, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Renée Zellweger, with articles in 94 languages. No famous person on record lists San Felipe as their birthplace yet. 669 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about San Felipe’s famous people
Famous people born near San Felipe
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Johnny Holland
born 1965All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker


Margaret E. Grigsby
1923–2009African American physician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Felipe 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 (3)
- Renée Zellweger: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Dalton: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dobie Gray: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons