
Born near Hillsdale: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wally Parks, was born in Goltry, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Owen K. Garriott, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hillsdale. Famous people are on record for 318 of the towns in Oklahoma.
What stands out about Hillsdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Hillsdale
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Owen K. Garriott
1930–2019American electrical engineer and astronaut








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsdale 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 (10)
- Owen K. Garriott: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenda Farrell: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Luckinbill: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Erdman: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nokie Edwards: Dumontierc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Page Belcher: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. William Oakley: WaydeScanlon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Hand: Amestanko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Parks: Bill Groak (Mfhollander (Uploads)), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold G. Kiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons