Famous people · Bowring
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bowring
Ben Johnson is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. Closest of all is Louis F. Burns, from Elgin, 12 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bowring. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Ben Johnson
Best known
Ben Johnson
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bowring’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bowring
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charlie Weatherbie
born 1955American college football player, college football coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowring 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)
- Ben Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Bryant: Russ Busby / Word Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Price: Ubcwwong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Cranshaw: film screenshot (American International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett Kelly: Pan American Coffee Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Hsu: Andrew McLaughlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Edward Roush: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons