Famous people · Haywood
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Haywood
Closest of all is Reba McEntire, from McAlester, 10 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Haywood. 315 towns across Oklahoma can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Reba McEntire
Best known
Reba McEntire
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Haywood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Haywood
The 20 best known born 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
Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart
born 1940Muscogee (Creek) art instructor, artist and fashion designer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haywood 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
- Gene Stipe: Photographer Dev O'Neill Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Clingerman: Cupful of Space, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennit Morris: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce H. Savage: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons