Famous people · Friendship
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Friendship
Closest of all is Robert Neelly Bellah, from Altus, 5 mi away. Margaret Avery is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. The list for Friendship is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Margaret Avery
Best known
Margaret Avery
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Friendship’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Friendship
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Churchill
1908–1963American Olympic decathlete, All-American college basketball and football player at University of Oklahoma, and professional baseball player
June Tompkins Benson
1915–1981Politician, first woman mayor of Oklahoma
Elmo Williams
1913–2015American film editor, producer and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Friendship 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 (15)
- Margaret Avery: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neelly Bellah: Aguther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Williams: Jill Allyn Stafford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Collins: film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barnes: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Eugene Worley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Churchill: The Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Ragsdale Van Leer: NC State Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine D. Perry: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth George: Harvest House Publishers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Tompkins Benson: weave and spin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Vern E. Weber: National Guard Bureau Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph W. Cousins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Ray Baldock: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallie Amos Criswell: IslandsEnd, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons