Famous people · Cartwright
Born near Cartwright: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tony Goolsby, from Colbert, 3 mi away. Chesley Sullenberger is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62. After Muskogee, the next longest list in Oklahoma is Lawton’s, with 61.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Chesley Sullenberger
Best known
Chesley Sullenberger
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cartwright’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cartwright
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chesley Sullenberger
born 1951American commercial airline pilot
Jim Hightower
born 1943Texas author and liberal political activist
Ralph Faudree
1939–2015American mathematician, the provost of the University of Memphis
Denean Howard
born 1964Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
Sherri Howard
born 1962Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cartwright 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 (12)
- Chesley Sullenberger: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hillerman: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Owens: Warner Brothers Records., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denean Howard: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Flowers: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hightower: Raskin Fans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Johnson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dobson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Muncrief: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Kolb: Laura Kolb Satellite Beach, Fl.- Taos,N.M., USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert G. Noble: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Fisher: Obak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons