Born near Tehuacana: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Les Baxter, born in Mexia, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is E. Donnall Thomas, with articles in 52 languages. Across Texas, 665 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Tehuacana as a birthplace.
What stands out about Tehuacana’s famous people
Famous people born near Tehuacana
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Curry Holden
1896–1993American historian and archeologist



Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tehuacana 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)
- E. Donnall Thomas: Ca.garcia.s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Don Baker: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Dorham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Brian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Logan: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Johnson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maceo Baston: Avi kedmi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons