Famous people · Burlington
Born near Burlington: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joe Milam, was born in Amorita, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Martina McBride, with articles in 33 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Burlington yet. 302 towns across Oklahoma can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Martina McBride
Best known
Martina McBride
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Burlington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Burlington
Nobody born in Burlington is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Myron Roderick
1934–2011American wrestler, wrestling coach, tennis coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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 (14)
- Martina McBride: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Ging: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Glasgow: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Moore: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. William Oakley: WaydeScanlon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Hand: Amestanko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis C. Harris: DarrionJBeckles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold G. Kiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey W. Hickman: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Jackson: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Patterson: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Tidwell: Emporia State University Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wilson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons