
Born near Vega: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Cyd Charisse, with articles in 59 languages. The nearest, Edgar Mitchell, was born in Hereford, 29 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Vega yet. In Texas, 633 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Vega’s famous people
Famous people born near Vega
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vega 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)
- Cyd Charisse: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Mitchell: NASA/Alan Shepard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Saunders: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Husband: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Jones: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arden Cho: Mattgray0727, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Ely: Warner Bros, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grady Booch: Grady_Booch,_CHM_2011_2.jpg: vonguard from Oakland, Nmibia derivative work: YMS, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons