#1Famous people · Coweta
Bill Bright tops a list of 7 famous people born in Coweta
Most widely known is Bill Bright, the American evangelist, with articles in 18 languages. The next two names are Bruce Cowling and Charles Harrison Brown. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. The earliest on the list is Bruce Cowling, born in 1919, and the youngest Kayse Shrum, born in 1972.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Bill Bright
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Bruce Cowling
Youngest
1972
Kayse Shrum
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Coweta
Bill Bright, Bruce Cowling and Charles Harrison Brown are written about in 18, 10 and 6 languages.
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#3Politics & Law
Charles Harrison Brown
1920–2003American politician, Missouri
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Through the years
When Coweta’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 4 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary
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What Coweta is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Coweta
Still to come: 4 more, from 1920 to 1972.
Vonette Zachary Bright
1926–2015American author, speaker, and co-founder of Cru
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coweta 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 (7)
- Bill Bright: HandigeHarry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cowling: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Harrison Brown: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayse Shrum: Phil Shockley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Sloat: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vonette Zachary Bright: HandigeHarry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Chenoweth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons