#1Famous people · Elk City
The 7 famous people born in Elk City, led by Jimmy Webb
With articles in 22 languages, Jimmy Webb is the most widely known. Tex Gibbons and Grant Woods follow. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 5 of them. The list runs from Tex Gibbons, born in 1907, to Susan Powell, born in 1959.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Webb
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Tex Gibbons
Youngest
1959
Susan Powell
Most common field
Music
2 people
What stands out about Elk City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elk City’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 3.
MusicSportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elk City
The three are covered in 22, 19 and 8 languages: Jimmy Webb, Tex Gibbons and Grant Woods.
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What Elk City is known for
Music leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Elk City
Another 4, the earliest born in 1912.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk City 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 (3)
- Jimmy Webb: K8 fan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Woods: Robbie Quinn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Powell: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons