
Born near Sandy Hollow-Escondidas: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Chase Bryant, was born in Orange Grove, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Sandy Hollow-Escondidas yet. Solomon P. Ortiz is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Famous people are on record for 677 of the towns in Texas.
What stands out about Sandy Hollow-Escondidas’ famous people
Famous people born near Sandy Hollow-Escondidas
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Gene Upshaw
1945–2008American football player, labor leader, NFLPA president

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandy Hollow-Escondidas 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 (4)
- Solomon P. Ortiz: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Jackson: Shadowgate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Bryant: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel Herrero: Terry Ross from Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons