Famous people · Jet
Born near Jet: 27 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. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jet. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Owen K. Garriott
Best known
Owen K. Garriott
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jet’s famous people
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Famous people born near Jet
The 27 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 Jet 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 (13)
- 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
- Jack Ging: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Glasgow: Phillips 66, 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
- Jeffrey W. Hickman: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons