22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Santo
Hillary Jane, born in Palo Pinto, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert E. Howard, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person’s birth in Santo is on record yet. In Texas, 662 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Santo’s famous people
Famous people born near Santo
Nobody born in Santo is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945–2021Astronaut, academic researcher


Alvy Ray Smith
born 1943American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of Pixar




Jayne Loader
born 1951American film director and writer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santo 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)
- Robert E. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hogan: Dick DeMarsico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Hughes-Fulford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Rahm: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Neeley: Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Ray Smith: Alvy Ray Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons