Joe R. Lansdale
born 1951American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor
Famous people · Union Grove
Born near Union Grove: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Joe R. Lansdale, born in Gladewater, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Forest Whitaker, with articles in 81 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Union Grove. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 653 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Forest Whitaker
Best known
Forest Whitaker
in 81 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Union Grove
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union Grove 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)
- Miranda Lambert: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Mahomes: Adam Schultz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie King: Lionel Decoster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mathis: MCA-Music Corporation of America (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Johnson: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Matson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dooley Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons