Famous people · Wolfforth
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wolfforth
The nearest, Buddy Holly, was born in Lubbock, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Wolfforth is on record yet. 652 of the towns in Texas list at least one person. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Buddy Holly
Best known
Buddy Holly
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wolfforth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wolfforth
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Conrad Vernon
born 1968American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor
Natalie Maines
born 1974American singer; lead vocalist for Dixie Chicks
Billy J. Murphy
1921–2008American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Tom Jones
1928–2023American lyricist and librettist of musical theatre
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Wolfforth?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Wolfforth’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wolfforth 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 (8)
- Buddy Holly: Buddy_Holly_Brunswick_Records.jpg: Brunswick Records derivative work: GDuwenTell me!, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chace Crawford: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waylon Jennings: RCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trae Young: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Maines: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheryl Swoopes: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Davis: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Keys: Sean Birmingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons