Famous people · Central High
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Central High
Joe Dial, born in Marlow, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Central High as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Ron Howard, with articles in 70 languages. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Ron Howard
Best known
Ron Howard
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Central High’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Central High
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Herman C. Wallace
1924–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ron Howard
born 1954American film director, producer, and actor
Jeane Kirkpatrick
1926–2006American diplomat and Presidential advisor
Viola Fletcher
1914–2025Oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre
Leon Russell
1942–2016American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
Allan Houser
1914–1994Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico
Aubrey Davis
1921–1996Professional basketball and minor league baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Central High 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 (7)
- Van Heflin: Clarence Sinclair Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Russell: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N. Scott Momaday: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoyt Axton: news service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sparks: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacey King: PO1 Marcus Stanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wright: The original uploader was Cardsplayer4life at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons