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Famous people · Valentine

3 famous people were born within 35 miles of Valentine

Closest of all is Robert Jay Mathews, from Marfa, 34 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Valentine. Across Texas, the lists cover 674 towns. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.

#1 best knownRobert Jay MathewsNotable · 1953–1984
Born nearby
3
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Robert Jay Mathews
Best known
Robert Jay Mathews
in 15 Wikipedia languages

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Famous people born near Valentine

The 3 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMarfa · 3Valentine
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valentine 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.

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