#1Famous people · Claremore
17 famous people were born in Claremore, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Patti Page, the American country-pop singer, with articles in 53 languages. The co-owner and cofounder of Walmart inc Helen Walton ranks second, ahead of Rotnei Clarke. 6 were born in 1970 or later. A. Ervine Swift (1915) and Matt Whatley (1996) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Patti Page
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
A. Ervine Swift
Youngest
1996
Matt Whatley
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Claremore’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Claremore
First, Patti Page (53 languages), then Helen Walton (17) and Rotnei Clarke (9).
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Business
Helen Walton
1919–2007Co-owner and cofounder of Walmart Inc.
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Claremore’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicBusinessFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Claremore is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Claremore
Of the other 14, 7 are athletes.
Richard Ray Whitman
born 1949Yuchi-Muscogee Creek artist, videographer, poet and actor
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Margaret F. Nelson
1922–2018Professor of American Literature at Oklahoma State University
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Claremore and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Patti Page: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotnei Clarke: tlparker_4, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levy Adcock: KT King, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ray Whitman: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Latricia Trammell: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Hoskin: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Rader: Philadelphia Phillies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons