#1Film, TV & Stage
Kristin Chenoweth
born 1968American actress, singer, author
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Famous people · Broken Arrow
The 10 famous people born in Broken Arrow, led by Kristin Chenoweth
With articles in 47 languages, Kristin Chenoweth is the most widely known. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. Births span 1914 to 1991, from Ralph Blane to Alvin Bailey. Fewer than a quarter of the 296 towns in Oklahoma with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Kristin Chenoweth
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Ralph Blane
Youngest
1991
Alvin Bailey
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Broken Arrow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Broken Arrow’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Broken Arrow
Languages with an article: 47 for Kristin Chenoweth, 6 for Ralph Blane, 5 for Alvin Bailey.
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What Broken Arrow is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 4.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Broken Arrow
7 more, from 1918 to 1990.
Charles Ogle
1941–1985American physician, businessman, and NASCAR driver killed during race testing session
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Broken Arrow and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Kristin Chenoweth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Bailey: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Farrand: Vanewerks, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Childers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Bacon: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Jones: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bright: HandigeHarry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons