Famous people · Badger Lee
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Badger Lee
Next door, Sallisaw lists 4, led by John Jarman. Sim Iness is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. The nearest, John Jarman, was born in Sallisaw, 1 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Badger Lee is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Sim Iness
Best known
Sim Iness
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Badger Lee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Badger Lee
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frederick F. Henry
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Jack C. Montgomery
1917–2002United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Badger Lee 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)
- Sim Iness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jarman: the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick F. Henry: U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Treasury Department, 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