Famous people · Elmer
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elmer
Closest of all is Robert Neelly Bellah, from Altus, 12 mi away. Roy Orbison is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. No entry yet names Elmer as a birthplace. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 301 towns.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Roy Orbison
Best known
Roy Orbison
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elmer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elmer
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Churchill
1908–1963American Olympic decathlete, All-American college basketball and football player at University of Oklahoma, and professional baseball player
Ken Starr
1946–2022American judge and educational administrator
Fred Chase Koch
1900–1967American chemical engineer and entrepreneur
John Gilliland
1935–1998American radio broadcaster and documentarian
June Tompkins Benson
1915–1981Politician, first woman mayor of Oklahoma
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmer 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 (17)
- Roy Orbison: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Avery: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Starr: Work of the U.S. Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neelly Bellah: Aguther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Teagarden: Ralph F. Seghers c/o Ken Seghers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Givens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Collins: film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skandor Akbar: Roman Avila, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Churchill: The Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Ragsdale Van Leer: NC State Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth George: Harvest House Publishers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Tompkins Benson: weave and spin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph W. Cousins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallie Amos Criswell: IslandsEnd, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welborn Griffith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary McSpadden: Gary McSpadden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gelnar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons