Famous people · Wells
Born near Wells: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Delbert Gann, was born in Lufkin, 17 mi away. The best known of them is Clint Dempsey, with articles in 57 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wells. The Texas lists hold names for 632 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Clint Dempsey
Best known
Clint Dempsey
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wells’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wells
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elise Harmon
1909–1985American physicist and chemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wells 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)
- Clint Dempsey: Victor Araiza from Houston, TX, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rain Phoenix: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arledge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Shivers: Ronnie Dugger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Belt: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lane Johnson: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons