Kris Kristofferson
1936–2024American country singer, songwriter and actor
Famous people · South Point
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Point
Kris Kristofferson, born in Brownsville, 10 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in South Point. Over the border in Brownsville, 33 names are on record, led by Kris Kristofferson. 654 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Kris Kristofferson
Best known
Kris Kristofferson
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Point
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bruce Sterling
born 1954American author, speaker and futurist
Grace Napolitano
born 1936U.S. Representative from California
James Anthony Tamayo
born 1949American Roman-Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, titular bishop of Ita, bishop of Laredo
T. R. Fehrenbach
1925–2013American historian and columnist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Brownsville, at 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Point 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 (6)
- Kris Kristofferson: Agency: Magna Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Napolitano: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Fender: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Anthony Tamayo: GatewayStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Crockett: Bobby Cochran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Castillo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons