15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Taylor Landing
Closest of all is Ariel Abshire, from Nederland, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Taylor Landing yet. Janis Joplin is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. 651 of the towns in Texas list at least one person.
What stands out about Taylor Landing’s famous people
Famous people born near Taylor Landing
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Robert Rauschenberg
1925–2008American painter and graphic artist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylor Landing 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)
- Janis Joplin: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias: World Wide Photos/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rauschenberg: Fvlcrvm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Panabaker: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Keyes: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons