#1Famous people · Clinton
Most of the 20 famous people born in Clinton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Toby Keith, the American country music singer and actor, with articles in 33 languages. Second and third on the list are Meg Randall and Jane Anne Jayroe. Born in 1913, Gordon Gore is the first name on record, and Dillon Overton, born in 1991, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents there are 23.8 on the list, well above the typical Oklahoma town’s 6.2.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Toby Keith
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Gordon Gore
Youngest
1991
Dillon Overton
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clinton’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Clinton
Toby Keith leads with articles in 33 languages, ahead of Meg Randall (9) and Jane Anne Jayroe (5).
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Jane Anne Jayroe
born 1947American model and politician
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Known for
What Clinton is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clinton
The other 17 span the years 1913 to 1991.
Charles Barnes Goodwin
born 1970United States federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma
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Anthony Moore
US attorney and Republican Party politician, from 2020 member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 57th district
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (8)
- Toby Keith: SPC Laura M. Bigenho, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Randall: J. Walter Thompson, the advertising agency for Lux Radio Theatre's sponsor, Lever Brothers. It was not uncommon for sponsors of programs, networks or studios to use either ad or publicity agencies to distribute publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Anne Jayroe: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dillon Overton: Jrchun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim LaRue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Barnes Goodwin: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Nelson: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Moore: Oklahoma House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons