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Famous people · Drumright

Drumright is the birthplace of 7 famous people

At the top of the list is the American politician George A. Kasem, covered in 5 languages. Everett F. Drumright and Elmer Arterburn follow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. The first birth on record is Everett F. Drumright’s, in 1906, and the last John W. Parrish’s, in 1939.

#1 best knownGeorge A. KasemPolitics & Law · 1919–2002
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
George A. Kasem
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Everett F. Drumright
Youngest
1939
John W. Parrish
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Drumright

Leaders take two of the three places.

George A. Kasem#1
Politics & Law

George A. Kasem

1919–2002

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everett F. Drumright#2
Politics & Law

Everett F. Drumright

1906–1993

Former United States Ambassador to Taiwan

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EA#3
Sports

Elmer Arterburn

1929–2019

American gridiron football player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Drumright’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 4 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Everett F. Drumright
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Drumright is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Drumright

The other 4 span the years 1923 to 1939.

JP

John W. Parrish

born 1939

American academic

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
GC

George Camp

1926–2025

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JW

Jack Watkins

1923–1998

American basketball and baseball player

TL

Tom Lester

1927–2012

American football coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Drumright 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.

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