JW#1
Famous people · Gore
3 famous people were born in Gore
At the top of the list is the American basketball player and coach John Whisenant, covered in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Steve Owens and Glen Bud Smithson. Born in 1945, John Whisenant is the first name on record, and Glen Bud Smithson, born in 1948, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Whisenant
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
John Whisenant
Youngest
1948
Glen Bud Smithson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Gore
Athletes take two of the three places.
SO#2
Sports
Steve Owens
born 1947American football player and administrator
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GS#3
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What Gore is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gore 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.