Famous people · Gerty
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gerty
Mildred Clingerman, born in Allen, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Gerty is on record yet. The best known of them is Blake Shelton, with articles in 42 languages. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 297 towns.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Blake Shelton
Best known
Blake Shelton
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gerty’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gerty
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management
John McRay
1931–2018American archaeologist and New Testament scholar
Blake Shelton
born 1976American country music singer and television personality
Oral Roberts
1918–2009Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality
Johny Hendricks
born 1983American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist
Muriel Hazel Wright
1889–1975Teacher, historian and writer on the Choctaw Nation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gerty 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 (16)
- Blake Shelton: DoD News, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oral Roberts: Gordon Lindsay (Life time: NA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johny Hendricks: Nicknotify, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick J. Hurley: Frank Townsend Hutchens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Keirsey: Edgeoforder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Smith: 079Doris, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Cabot: Salem State Archives and Special Collections, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Morgan: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Clingerman: Cupful of Space, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Darnell: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Foster: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Bennett: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rip Radcliff: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons