Famous people · Glencoe
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Glencoe
Closest of all is James Marsden, from Stillwater, 11 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Glencoe. Across Oklahoma, 297 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Oklahoma is Muskogee’s, with 62 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
James Marsden
Best known
James Marsden
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glencoe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glencoe
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Saginaw Grant
1936–2021Native American actor, dancer, motivational speaker
Matt Holliday
born 1980American professional baseball player, outfielder
Kenneth D. Bailey
1910–1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Ernest E. Evans
1908–1944United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Grace Thorpe
1921–2008World War II veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and Native rights activist
Tony Perkins
born 1963Christian political figure in the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glencoe 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)
- James Marsden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saginaw Grant: U.S. Embassy New Zealand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Ritter: Joel Telling from Snohomish, Washington, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hodge: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, photo taken May 8, 2013, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Holliday: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Cline: House Creative Services, Nate Payne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blair: Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth D. Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Sadler: Tom Hagerty on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest E. Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Kasem: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Hefner: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons