History · Kemp
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Kemp yet, but 26 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Colbert · 11 mi
Ted Wright
American football playerHarold Joe Waldrum
American artistJames Scott
College basketball player (1952–1955) West Texas A&M
Chesley Sullenberger
American commercial airline pilot
John Hillerman
American actorBooker Ervin
American saxophonistJoie Chitwood
American racing driverMike Haynes
American football playerL. Ray Carry
Ph.D. Stanford University 1968
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitaristKaren Dalton
American musician
Kenny Marchant
Former U.S. Representative from Texas
Joe Morgan
Major League Baseball second basemanCharlie Cole
American photojournalistRalph Faudree
American mathematician, the provost of the University of MemphisWarren Womble
American basketball player and coachJoseph D. Sneed
American philosopher
Buck Owens
American country singer-songwriter
Denean Howard
Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runnerSherri Howard
Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner