
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tool
Closest of all is Lindley Beckworth, from Mabank, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Brian, with articles in 24 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Tool. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
What stands out about Tool’s famous people
Famous people born near Tool
Nobody born in Tool is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Blair Cherry
1901–1966American football player and coach, baseball coach






Ted Healy
1896–1937American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tool 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)
- 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
- Billy Joe Shaver: derivative work: Entheta Billy_Joe_Shaver.JPG: Digdug13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Healy: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindley Beckworth: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons