#1The 6 famous people born in Guymon, led by Jeremy Sochan
Articles in 15 languages make the American-Polish basketball player Jeremy Sochan the best known. 2 of them are performers, more than in any other field. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.8, close to the 6.2 of the typical Oklahoma town.
What stands out about Guymon’s famous people
When Guymon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Guymon
Performers take two of the three places.
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#2Michael D. Brown
born 1954Former director of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and radio talk show host
#3What Guymon is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Guymon
Still to come: 3 more, from 1910 to 1977.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Guymon?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Guymon 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)
- Jeremy Sochan: Frenchieinportland, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael D. Brown: Jocelyn Augustino, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudia Bryar: TV episode screenshot (Hal Roach Studios), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons