Famous people · Wildwood
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wildwood
The nearest, Keith Alex, was born in Kountze, 13 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Wildwood yet. James E. Gunn is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Across Texas, 658 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
James E. Gunn
Best known
James E. Gunn
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wildwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wildwood
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jennie Scott Griffiths
1875–1951Journalist and political activist
John B. Reid
1896–1963American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
John McNeile Hunter
1901–1979African American physicist and chemist
Ivory Joe Hunter
1911–1974American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wildwood 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 (1)
- James E. Gunn: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons