Famous people · Grainola
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grainola
The nearest, Ben Johnson, was born in Foraker, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Grainola. Muskogee has the most of any town in Oklahoma: 62. After Muskogee, the next longest list in Oklahoma is Lawton’s, with 61.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ben Johnson
Best known
Ben Johnson
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grainola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grainola
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hub Andrews
1922–2012Professional baseball player and World War II veteran
Frank Marshall Davis
1905–1987United States writer, political and labor movement activist
Delano Lewis
1938–2023American attorney, businessman and diplomat
Karen M. Strom
1941–2014American astronomer and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grainola 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)
- Ben Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Tallchief: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delano Lewis: US Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence L. Tinker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Schauer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. R. Carter: Gambrusky at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Mathews: Andrew T. Kelley, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons