Marissa Mayer
born 1975American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
Famous people · Texas
Born near Texas: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Marissa Mayer, born in Wausau, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Wausau has the longest list: 35, with Marissa Mayer at the top. 646 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Marissa Mayer
Best known
Marissa Mayer
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Texas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Texas
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph D. Hetzel
1882–1947Tenth president of Penn State University
Walter B. Chilsen
1885–1982American newspaper editor and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Wausau’s, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Texas 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 (6)
- Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Chilsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons