Famous people · Woodway
Born near Woodway: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tom Connally, from Hewitt, 4 mi away. Jennifer Love Hewitt is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. No entry yet names Woodway as a birthplace. Next door, Waco lists 41, led by Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Best known
Jennifer Love Hewitt
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woodway’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woodway
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer
Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author
Cindy Walker
1917–2006American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
Frankie Lee
1941–2015American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
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The most names next door are in Waco: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodway 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)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Donnall Thomas: Ca.garcia.s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blind Willie Johnson: Columbia Records "race series", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Connally: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons