#1Politics & Law
June Tompkins Benson
1915–1981Politician, first woman mayor of Oklahoma
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Famous people · Granite
5 famous people were born in Granite
June Tompkins Benson leads the list, covered in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Elizabeth George and Mike Brumley. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 298 towns in Oklahoma with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
June Tompkins Benson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Ernie Caddel
Youngest
1944
Elizabeth George
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Granite
By how many languages cover them, June Tompkins Benson comes first (5), then Elizabeth George (4) and Mike Brumley (3).
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#2Writing & Arts
Elizabeth George
born 1944American writer and public speaker
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Through the years
When Granite’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Granite is known for
Granite has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
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Everyone else born in Granite
The other 2 span the years 1911 to 1943.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granite 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.
Photo credits (3)
- June Tompkins Benson: weave and spin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth George: Harvest House Publishers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gelnar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons