12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dill City
Closest of all is Bud Koper, from Rocky, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas P. Stafford, with articles in 45 languages. No famous person’s birth in Dill City is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 306 of the towns in Oklahoma.
What stands out about Dill City’s famous people
Famous people born near Dill City
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Elmo Williams
1913–2015American film editor, producer and director


Barbara Lawrence
1930–2013American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dill City 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)
- Margaret Avery: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Keith: SPC Laura M. Bigenho, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Webb: K8 fan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Lawrence: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Williams: Jill Allyn Stafford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Braden Looper: User Metsfan7 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barnes: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons