19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dale
The best known of them is Brad Pitt, with articles in 147 languages. The nearest, Charles S. Singleton, was born in McLoud, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dale. Next door, the list for McLoud holds 4, Charles S. Singleton first.
What stands out about Dale’s famous people
Famous people born near Dale
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Karl Guthe Jansky
1905–1950American physicist and radio engineer



Wanda Jackson
born 1937American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, McLoud has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dale 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 (7)
- James Garner: Warner Brothers Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Thorpe: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Guthe Jansky: The original uploader was Saber1983 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Cooper: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wanda Jackson: Capital Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Merriman: AXISPACIFIC FILMWORKS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Gill: Derek Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons