23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Thunderbird Bay
The nearest, Gene Alford, was born in Rising Star, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Madylin Sweeten, with articles in 18 languages. No entry yet names Thunderbird Bay as a birthplace. Beaumont has the most of any town in Texas: 63.
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Famous people born near Thunderbird Bay
Nobody born in Thunderbird Bay is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thunderbird Bay 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)
- Jean Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hanke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Barnes: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Case Keenum: Kevin B Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe M. Kilgore: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Dunn: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy R. Rubottom, Jr.: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons