#1Famous people · El Reno
Of the 18 famous people born in El Reno, an unusual share are writers and artists
Sam Rivers, the American jazz musician and composer, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The largest group, 9, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The earliest on the list is Kenneth Peach, born in 1903, and the youngest Kenzie Ruston, born in 1991. Per head, the list is long: 9.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Sam Rivers
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Kenneth Peach
Youngest
1991
Kenzie Ruston
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about El Reno’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What El Reno is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
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 El Reno
Counted by languages, Sam Rivers is ahead of Erik Rhodes and Suzan Shown Harjo: 16, 13 and 9.
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Suzan Shown Harjo
born 1945Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee activist, poet, writer, lecturer, and curator
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Through the years
When El Reno’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 6.
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Everyone else born in El Reno
15 more names, born between 1903 and 1991.
Harvey Pratt
1941–2025Southern Cheyenne peace chief and artist from Oklahoma
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Jimalee Burton
1906–2000American writer, artist, and lecturer of Creek-Cherokee ancestry
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Reno 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)
- Sam Rivers: Original uploader was RobertAuclair at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Rhodes: Ernest A. Bachrach (1899-1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan Shown Harjo: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Pratt: RedFeatherFriend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Bittick: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Trulock Beeks: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenzie Ruston: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlond Clift: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Pittman: Kevinrey671, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons