
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of White Settlement
The nearest, Shelley Duvall, was born in Fort Worth, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in White Settlement is on record yet. The Texas lists hold names for 632 towns. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about White Settlement’s famous people
Famous people born near White Settlement
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Patricia Highsmith
1921–1995American novelist and short story writer



Bryan Bertino
born 1977American film director and screenwriter
Who’s the most famous person from White Settlement?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who White Settlement’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White Settlement 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)
- Shelley Duvall: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hagman: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Highsmith: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Meester: Daniel Batalles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bruce Merrifield: Dann Kristoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brec Bassinger: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons