
Born near Clearview: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Woody Guthrie, was born in Okemah, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Clearview. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62. Lawton has the second-longest list in Oklahoma, after Muskogee, with 61.
What stands out about Clearview’s famous people
Famous people born near Clearview
Nobody born in Clearview is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.










T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management

John McRay
1931–2018American archaeologist and New Testament scholar



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clearview 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)
- Woody Guthrie: Al Aumuller, photographer. NYWT&S staff photograph., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Pogue: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Herrington: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Pettiford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Obey: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Rowan: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Self: Joyce N. Boghosian (cropped from original by Jahiegel), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pumpsie Green: Derek Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Edward Barrow: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cox: Tami Heilemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Cabot: Salem State Archives and Special Collections, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons