Mary Golda Ross
1908–2008American aerospace engineer, first Native American female engineer
Famous people · Caney Ridge
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Caney Ridge
The nearest, Mary Golda Ross, was born in Park Hill, 7 mi away. Wilma Mankiller is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. No famous person on record lists Caney Ridge as their birthplace yet. In all of Oklahoma, the famous people on record come from 306 towns.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Wilma Mankiller
Best known
Wilma Mankiller
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Caney Ridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Caney Ridge
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alice Brown Davis
1852–1935Seminole chief, interpreter, rancher, and trader
Wilma Mankiller
1945–2010Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Caney Ridge 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 (6)
- Wilma Mankiller: White House Television (WHTV) uploaded by Clinton Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Golda Ross: ARTwrite2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Houser: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Bunch: https://www.flickr.com/people/162679407@N06/ Juli Nader, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Brown Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Christie: Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons