21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Uhland
Closest of all is Junior Coffey, from Kyle, 6 mi away. Michael Dorn is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. No famous person on record lists Uhland as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Uhland’s famous people
Famous people born near Uhland
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
I.B. Donalson
1915–2006Colonel in the United States Air Force and flying ace in World War II







Robert Decker
1922–1999American politician – Minnesota -- "Bob" Senate 1987-90 (District 4)

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uhland 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)
- Michael Dorn: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucious Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taurean Prince: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Day George: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Strauss: Originally uploaded by Hugh16 (Transferred by Bermond), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Ecker: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lily Cahill: By Arthur Wellington Brayley, Arthur Wilson Tarbell, Joe Mitchell Chapple, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Sidney Burleson: George Vincent Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons