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Famous people · Scotland

Born near Scotland: 24 famous people within 35 miles

Hank Gremminger, born in Windthorst, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rex Tillerson, with articles in 64 languages. No entry yet names Scotland as a birthplace. In Texas, 654 towns have someone on the list.

#1 best knownRex TillersonBusiness · born 1952
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Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Rex Tillerson
Best known
Rex Tillerson
in 64 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Scotland’s famous people

Close to home24 notable people were born within 35 miles of Scotland.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Scotland

The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miWichita Falls · 6Jacksboro · 6Olney · 3Holliday · 2Henrietta · 2Petrolia · 2Windthorst · 1Bellevue · 1Burkburnett · 1Scotland
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Mike Brumbelow

1906–1977

American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator

SportsJacksboro · 34 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scotland 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.

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