
Born near Forgan: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Ross Rizley, born in Beaver, 6 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Forgan yet. The best known of them is Martin Lewis, with articles in 7 languages. Across Oklahoma, 298 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Forgan’s famous people
Famous people born near Forgan
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forgan 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 (4)
- Ross Rizley: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shalee Lehning: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerame Tuman: Steelers_pregame_20050815.jpg: Steel City Hobbies derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Wynn: Emporia State University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons