Famous people · Jennings
Born near Jennings: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Ab Wright, born in Terlton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chet Baker, with articles in 55 languages. No famous person on record lists Jennings as their birthplace yet. In all of Oklahoma, the famous people on record come from 306 towns.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Chet Baker
Best known
Chet Baker
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jennings’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jennings
Nobody born in Jennings is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Grace Thorpe
1921–2008World War II veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and Native rights activist
Tony Perkins
born 1963Christian political figure in the United States
Saginaw Grant
1936–2021Native American actor, dancer, motivational speaker
Kenneth D. Bailey
1910–1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Ernest E. Evans
1908–1944United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jennings 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 (16)
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saginaw Grant: U.S. Embassy New Zealand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hazlewood: Scanpix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Young: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Henson: National Olympic Committee of Iran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daton Fix: Takedown Wrestling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blair: Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Harris: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth D. Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Sadler: Tom Hagerty on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clovis Maksoud: Itseemsallthegoodonesaretaken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest E. Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Kasem: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Adair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Vessels: Ricky Barnard from Oklahoma City, OK, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons