Famous people · Finley
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Finley
The best known of them is B. J. Thomas, with articles in 34 languages. The nearest, Nicole DeHuff, was born in Antlers, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Finley as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
B. J. Thomas
Best known
B. J. Thomas
in 34 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Finley
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Owanah Anderson
1926–2017Choctaw author and indigenous rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Finley 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 (10)
- B. J. Thomas: William Morris Agency-management, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Moyers: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny O'Dell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Wylie Hubbard: Judy Hubbard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Stipe: Photographer Dev O'Neill Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McElraft: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- U. L. Washington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce H. Savage: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Sorrells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Summer Wesley: Chahtaohoyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons