#1Famous people · Holdenville
Writers and artists stand out among the 19 famous people born in Holdenville
The best known is the American actor Clu Gulager, with articles in 24 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 15 in all. Jack Jacobs (1919) and Sterlin Harjo (1979) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents there are 32.2 on the list, well above the typical Oklahoma town’s 6.2.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Clu Gulager
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Jack Jacobs
Youngest
1979
Sterlin Harjo
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Holdenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Holdenville is known for
Holdenville has 2.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Holdenville
Clu Gulager, T. Boone Pickens and George Howard are written about in 24, 12 and 11 languages.
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T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management
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Through the years
When Holdenville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 5 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Holdenville
Here are 16 more, born from 1919 to 1979.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holdenville 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 (10)
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cox: Tami Heilemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Constance N. Johnson: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daren Brown: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zora Kramer Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kernek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons