Born near White Deer: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kevin Brown, was born in Panhandle, 13 mi away. Darlene Cates is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. No entry yet names White Deer as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 638 of the towns in Texas.
What stands out about White Deer’s famous people
Famous people born near White Deer
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Denton Fox
1948–2013American football player, defensive back, cornerback

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White Deer 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 (6)
- Ron White: Organica Music Group, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Conaway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucretia Love: Joe D'Amato (director), Galassia Cinematografica (production), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Thomas: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Minihan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Brownlee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons