Famous people · Akins
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Akins
Closest of all is Shawntel Smith, from Muldrow, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Akins yet. The best known of them is Cal Smith, with articles in 9 languages. Famous people are on record for 298 of the towns in Oklahoma.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Cal Smith
Best known
Cal Smith
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Akins’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Akins
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jack C. Montgomery
1917–2002United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Akins 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)
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua L. Wheeler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jarman: the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawntel Smith: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack C. Montgomery: PumpkinSky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Rogers: Merk, Ben / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaxon Wiggins: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons