
Born near Albion: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Lane Adams, born in Talihina, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tim Means, with articles in 8 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Albion yet. Famous people are on record for 298 of the towns in Oklahoma.
What stands out about Albion’s famous people
Famous people born near Albion
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Shawn Pittman
born 1974American blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist
Eber Hampton
American Chickasaw academic and public figure


Buckskin Bill Black
1929–2018American children's television show host
Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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 (4)
- Lane Adams: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Seerey: Leaf International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly E. Hines: State of Oklahoma’s Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons