Famous people · Faxon
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Faxon
Closest of all is Codey McElroy, from Chattanooga, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Faxon. Van Heflin is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. 304 of the towns in Oklahoma list at least one person.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Van Heflin
Best known
Van Heflin
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Faxon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Faxon
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leon Russell
1942–2016American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
LaDonna Harris
born 1931American politician, Native American activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Faxon 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)
- Van Heflin: Clarence Sinclair Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Russell: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N. Scott Momaday: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sparks: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacey King: PO1 Marcus Stanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wright: The original uploader was Cardsplayer4life at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred R. Harris: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Collins: film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaDonna Harris: Marion County, Oregon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pepper Martin: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Green: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard E. Berendzen: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 10/1/1958-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Hilbert: Alexis Rhone Fancher, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Farley: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons