Famous people · Council Hill
Born near Council Hill: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Carrie Underwood is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. The nearest, Mel McDaniel, was born in Checotah, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Council Hill as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Carrie Underwood
Best known
Carrie Underwood
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Council Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Council Hill
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sarah Rector
1902–1967African American member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Alexander Posey
1873–1908Muscogee Creek poet, journalist, humorist, and politician from Indian Territory
Jay McShann
1909–2006American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Council Hill 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 (15)
- Barney Kessel: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ester Dean: jason madrigal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Pettiford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reubin Askew: Published by the State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Rooney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay McShann: Phil Wight, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hope Franklin: Darryl Herring--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Mary Robertson: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Obey: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rector: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Nelson: David McNeese, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Watts: Government of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Benedict: film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Posey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel McDaniel: sisterphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons