You might be surprised to know that there are a ton of people from the Abilene area that became a household name. Heck, just talking athletes alone there are over 30 people that became famous that are from our neck of the woods.

A ton of these folks are athletes, but there are quite a few actors, musicians, and more that were able to get out of what I call “the black hole”. I’m not saying that Abilene is bad, I’m just simply saying that many people, including myself, have moved away only to come back. These famous people were able to punch their ticket into stardom, and not look back.

LOOK: Famous People From the Abilene Area

Even more famous people from the Abilene area:

Ann Wedgeworth

Ann has played in several TV roles. However, I’ll always associate her with a show I used to watch called “Threes Company”. She was on that show and played this older sexy type lady that always wanted “Jack”. If you ever watched the show, you know that she was a regular for a while but then disappeared without a trace. We still had Suzanne Somers though so I wasn’t disappointed. It was later in life that I discovered she was like 50 something when she did that show. Ann was born in Abilene in 1935.

Megan Ewing

Megan was born in Abilene, Texas in 1984 and claims Brady, Texas as her hometown. She has been featured in Abercrombie & Fitch as is the Guess jeans girl.

Chuck Hughes

Born in Philly, but moved to Abilene and played for Abilene High. He is, to date, the only NFL player to die on the field…