21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Walnut Springs
The nearest, Clara Mcdonald Williamson, was born in Iredell, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Walnut Springs. Ben Hogan is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. Across Texas, the lists cover 665 towns.
What stands out about Walnut Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Walnut Springs
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Willie Lewis
1905–1971American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician


Jeb Hensarling
born 1957Former U.S. Representative from Texas



Luci Christian
born 1973American voice actress and ADR script writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut Springs 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)
- Ben Hogan: Dick DeMarsico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Harelik: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Rollins: Andrea Hanks, The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Hensarling: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Latham: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Campbell: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luci Christian: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons