Famous people · Gould
34 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gould
Closest of all is Lindy McDaniel, from Hollis, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Margaret Avery, with articles in 33 languages. In Oklahoma, 299 towns have someone on the list. No entry yet names Gould as a birthplace.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Margaret Avery
Best known
Margaret Avery
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gould’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gould
The 34 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fred Chase Koch
1900–1967American chemical engineer and entrepreneur
Thomas Churchill
1908–1963American Olympic decathlete, All-American college basketball and football player at University of Oklahoma, and professional baseball player
John Gilliland
1935–1998American radio broadcaster and documentarian
John Aaron
born 1943Former NASA engineer, mayor Meadowlakes, Texas
June Tompkins Benson
1915–1981Politician, first woman mayor of Oklahoma
Lou Dobbs
1945–2024American conservative political commentator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gould 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 (14)
- Margaret Avery: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neelly Bellah: Aguther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Givens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Dobbs: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tex Winter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Hardin: Eddie Janssens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Aaron: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy McDaniel: New York Yankees / Dexter Press, 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
- Elizabeth George: Harvest House Publishers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Tompkins Benson: weave and spin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph W. Cousins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret A. Edwards: Trinity University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons