Famous people · Winnie
Born near Winnie: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Crippen, born in Beaumont, 23 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Winnie. The best known of them is Janis Joplin, with articles in 100 languages. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Janis Joplin
Best known
Janis Joplin
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Winnie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Winnie
Nobody born in Winnie is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Harley McAdams
born 1938American physicist, microbial geneticist, and developmental biologist
Robert Rauschenberg
1925–2008American painter and graphic artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winnie 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)
- Janis Joplin: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias: World Wide Photos/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rauschenberg: Fvlcrvm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crippen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Winter: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Keyes: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. W. Bailey: Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons