Famous people · Valera
Born near Valera: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank Lewis, was born in Coleman, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Madylin Sweeten, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person’s birth in Valera is on record yet. In Texas, 677 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Madylin Sweeten
Best known
Madylin Sweeten
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valera’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valera
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fannie Elizabeth Ratchford
1888–1974American librarian and scholar of 19th century English literature
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valera 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)
- Rogers Hornsby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hanke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Del Shores: Eric Ventress, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Beasley: Kbarbato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons