Famous people · Spade
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spade
The nearest, Joaquin Jackson, was born in Anton, 8 mi away. Buddy Holly is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Spade. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Buddy Holly
Best known
Buddy Holly
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spade’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spade
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tom Jones
1928–2023American lyricist and librettist of musical theatre
William Carey Mathes
1899–1967United States federal judge
Emzy Harvey Lynch
1895–1979American football and basketball coach
Conrad Vernon
born 1968American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor
Natalie Maines
born 1974American singer; lead vocalist for Dixie Chicks
James H. Clark
born 1944American entrepreneur and computer scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spade 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 (7)
- Buddy Holly: Buddy_Holly_Brunswick_Records.jpg: Brunswick Records derivative work: GDuwenTell me!, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chace Crawford: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waylon Jennings: RCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trae Young: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Maines: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Clark: Knnkanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Davis: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons