Famous people · Cooperton
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cooperton
Closest of all is B. Wayne Hughes, from Gotebo, 14 mi away. The list for Cooperton is empty for now. The best known of them is Leon Russell, with articles in 31 languages. In Oklahoma, 304 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Leon Russell
Best known
Leon Russell
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cooperton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cooperton
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tahnee Ahtone
born 1978American Kiowa, Muscogee, and Seminole beadwork artist, regalia maker, curator, and museum professional
Barbara Lawrence
1930–2013American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model
Elmo Williams
1913–2015American film editor, producer and director
Allan Houser
1914–1994Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico
Aubrey Davis
1921–1996Professional basketball and minor league baseball player
Leon Russell
1942–2016American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cooperton 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 (8)
- Leon Russell: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N. Scott Momaday: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neelly Bellah: Aguther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Lawrence: 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
- Elmo Williams: Jill Allyn Stafford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons