#1Famous people · Comanche
6 famous people come from Comanche, Alvin Dark the best known
Alvin Dark, the American baseball player and manager, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Close behind are Viola Fletcher and Boyd Morgan. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. Over 21 years of births, the list goes from Viola Fletcher (1914) to Hershel Parker (1935).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alvin Dark
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Viola Fletcher
Youngest
1935
Hershel Parker
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Comanche
Alvin Dark leads with articles in 10 languages, ahead of Viola Fletcher (10) and Boyd Morgan (9).
#1VF#2
Writing & Arts
Viola Fletcher
1914–2025Oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Boyd Morgan
1915–1988American actor, stuntman and American football player
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Comanche’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
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Known for
What Comanche is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Comanche 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 (3)
- Alvin Dark: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Morgan: film screenshot (American International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Speer: Jack Speer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons