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Famous people · Fort Gibson
Of the 7 famous people born in Fort Gibson, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American singer Lee Wiley, covered in 7 languages. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 18.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2. Fewer than a quarter of the 308 towns in Oklahoma with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Lee Wiley
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
George Wythe Baylor
Youngest
1957
Ron Tarver
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Fort Gibson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fort Gibson is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fort Gibson
Lee Wiley, George Wythe Baylor and Junior Kennedy are written about in 7, 4 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Fort Gibson’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Fort Gibson
4 more names, born between 1915 and 1957.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Gibson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Junior Kennedy: Indianapolis Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Tarver: Dorcastjy97, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Linzy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons