
Born near Gene Autry: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Kay Starr, from Dougherty, 6 mi away. Across the town line, Ardmore lists 33, Rex Ryan first. The best known of them is Rue McClanahan, with articles in 40 languages. The list for Gene Autry is empty for now.
What stands out about Gene Autry’s famous people
Famous people born near Gene Autry
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mauree Turner
born 1993American politician and community organizer

John Sparks
born 1947Oklahoma Senator representing District 16, which includes portions of Cleveland and McClain counties, since 2006





Richard Miles McCool
1922–2008United States Navy officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor





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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gene Autry 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)
- Rue McClanahan: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Franks: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Starr: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Renick: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ryan: BellaMeghan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Hefley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauree Turner: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neill Armstrong: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred P. Murrah: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Muncrief: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherri Coale: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Spiller: QzDaddy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Landers: U.S. Army Air Forces, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sparks: Oklahoma Legislative Services Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Miles McCool: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hodges Pone III, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
