Famous people · Gowen
Born near Gowen: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James Townsend, from Haileyville, 6 mi away. The list for Gowen is empty for now. Reba McEntire is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Reba McEntire
Best known
Reba McEntire
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gowen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gowen
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Buckskin Bill Black
1929–2018American children's television show host
Charles F. Carey, Jr.
1915–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Shawn Pittman
born 1974American blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist
Eber Hampton
American Chickasaw academic and public figure
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gowen 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 (8)
- Reba McEntire: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Blair: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micha Hancock: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Albert: Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lane Adams: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Stipe: Photographer Dev O'Neill Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Seerey: Leaf International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce H. Savage: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons