Born near Asher: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wyman Guin, was born in Wanette, 6 mi away. Blake Shelton is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Asher. Famous people are on record for 297 of the towns in Oklahoma.
What stands out about Asher’s famous people
Famous people born near Asher
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Wanda Jackson
born 1937American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist

Blake Shelton
born 1976American country music singer and television personality

Oral Roberts
1918–2009Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality

Johny Hendricks
born 1983American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist



Ernest McFarland
1894–1984American politician and jurist from Arizona
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Asher 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)
- Blake Shelton: DoD News, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wanda Jackson: Capital Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oral Roberts: Gordon Lindsay (Life time: NA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Stargell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest McFarland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johny Hendricks: Nicknotify, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Keirsey: Edgeoforder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons