31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cedar Valley
Closest of all is Charlie Hoag, from Guthrie, 5 mi away. Sam Walton is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. In Oklahoma, 301 towns have someone on the list. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62.
What stands out about Cedar Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Cedar Valley
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charlie Haas
born 1972American professional wrestler and collegiate wrestler







Arthur A. Collins
1909–1987American radio engineer and businessman

Sol Butler
1895–1954American long jumper and player of American Football




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar Valley 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)
- Sam Walton: Janice Waltzer from Owasso, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayley McFarland: Hayley McFarland.jpg: Aaron Delani from La Habra, United States derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Richardson: Jerome Carpenter from Chapel Hill, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bright Dike: eyeliam, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allie Reynolds: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur A. Collins: HF-80HISTORY, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sol Butler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Kerttula: Scott McMurren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Lofton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dondria: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Collins: Omac Artists Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jace Sternberger: Willsome429, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Woodard: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley L. Pitts: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons