
Born near Sunset Valley: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ethan Hawke, from Austin, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Sunset Valley. 632 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
What stands out about Sunset Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Sunset Valley
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Stone Cold Steve Austin
born 1964American professional wrestler and actor



Tobe Hooper
1943–2017American film director, screenwriter and producer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunset Valley 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 (8)
- Ethan Hawke: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dakota Johnson: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stone Cold Steve Austin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Fiorina: Antônio Milena/AB, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ford: nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobe Hooper: Dark Attsios, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tex Hughson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons