Famous people · Horntown
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Horntown
Closest of all is Clu Gulager, from Holdenville, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Woody Guthrie, with articles in 64 languages. No entry yet names Horntown as a birthplace. Muskogee has the most of any town in Oklahoma: 62.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Woody Guthrie
Best known
Woody Guthrie
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Horntown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Horntown
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management
John McRay
1931–2018American archaeologist and New Testament scholar
Jack Brisco
1941–2010American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horntown 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 (15)
- Woody Guthrie: Al Aumuller, photographer. NYWT&S staff photograph., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Pogue: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Herrington: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brisco: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Edward Barrow: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Cabot: Salem State Archives and Special Collections, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Morgan: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bannarn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Clingerman: Cupful of Space, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Blackburn: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennit Morris: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Sheppard: Rgbivens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons