Born near Isabella: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Kermit Schmidt, from Okeene, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Owen K. Garriott, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person on record lists Isabella as their birthplace yet. The Oklahoma lists hold names for 318 towns.
What stands out about Isabella’s famous people
Famous people born near Isabella
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Guy Lookabaugh
1896–1981American football and basketball coach, wrestler, wrestling coach

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




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Isabella 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 (7)
- Owen K. Garriott: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Nash: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Dondria: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons