#1Famous people · Edmond
30 famous people were born in Edmond, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actress Hayley McFarland, covered in 27 languages. Close behind are Charlie Haas and Ekpe Udoh. More than half were born since 1970, 26 in all. For its size the list is short: 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.2 in the typical Oklahoma town.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Hayley McFarland
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Betty Lou Shipley
Youngest
2002
Sean Pedulla
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Edmond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edmond’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 11 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Edmond is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Edmond
Hayley McFarland leads with articles in 27 languages, ahead of Charlie Haas (24) and Ekpe Udoh (22).
#1CH#2
Sports
Charlie Haas
born 1972American professional wrestler and collegiate wrestler
24 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Edmond
The rest number 27, with 17 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Oklahoma City, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edmond 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 (9)
- Hayley McFarland: Hayley McFarland.jpg: Aaron Delani from La Habra, United States derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Richardson: Jerome Carpenter from Chapel Hill, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bright Dike: eyeliam, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Donovan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Manek: Robert Duval Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Pedulla: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Anderson: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn McLaws: Elopez76, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Warren: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons