Famous people · Fanshawe
Born near Fanshawe: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Presley Askew, born in Le Flore, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sim Iness, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fanshawe. In Oklahoma, 301 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Sim Iness
Best known
Sim Iness
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fanshawe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fanshawe
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Shawn Pittman
born 1974American blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist
Eber Hampton
American Chickasaw academic and public figure
William R. Shockley
1918–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach
Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fanshawe 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 (14)
- Sim Iness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burris: IcE MaN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grady Stigler: Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lane Adams: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Koda Glover: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Seerey: Leaf International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rilla Askew: Literatureisforeveryone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Shockley: Kahuna900, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Loyd: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Argus Hamilton: The World Famous Comedy Store from West Hollywood, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Howard: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly E. Hines: State of Oklahoma’s Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons