Born near Splendora: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jason Grimsley, was born in Cleveland, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Chad Hedrick, with articles in 24 languages. The Texas lists hold names for 628 towns. No entry yet names Splendora as a birthplace.
What stands out about Splendora’s famous people
Famous people born near Splendora
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



William Franklin Blair
1912–1984U.S. herpetologist and mammalogist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Splendora 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)
- Chad Hedrick: McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Edwards: Original: Box Repsol / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Bliss Blanton: pinguino k from North Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Beckett: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Price Daniel: MLK Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons