10 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Mountain
Closest of all is William Blankenship, from Gatesville, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in South Mountain. The best known of them is Jennifer Love Hewitt, with articles in 71 languages. Across Texas, the lists cover 662 towns.
What stands out about South Mountain’s famous people
Famous people born near South Mountain
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer



Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Mountain 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 (5)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rip Torn: Alan Light; cropped by Beyond My Ken 07:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons