Famous people · Sanctuary
Born near Sanctuary: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mary Martin, was born in Weatherford, 15 mi away. The best known of them is Shelley Duvall, with articles in 79 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sanctuary. Across Texas, 677 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Shelley Duvall
Best known
Shelley Duvall
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sanctuary’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sanctuary
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer
Patricia Highsmith
1921–1995American novelist and short story writer
Ornette Coleman
1930–2015American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sanctuary 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)
- Shelley Duvall: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hagman: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Meester: Daniel Batalles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Highsmith: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ornette Coleman: Geert Vandepoele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons