Famous people · Johnson
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Johnson
Closest of all is Willie Stargell, from Earlsboro, 6 mi away. Brad Pitt is the most widely known, written about in 147 languages. No famous person on record lists Johnson as their birthplace yet. In all of Oklahoma, the famous people on record come from 296 towns.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Brad Pitt
Best known
Brad Pitt
in 147 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Johnson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Johnson
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ernest McFarland
1894–1984American politician and jurist from Arizona
Jack Brisco
1941–2010American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler
Wanda Jackson
born 1937American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnson 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 (14)
- Jim Thorpe: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Cooper: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wanda Jackson: Capital Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Merriman: AXISPACIFIC FILMWORKS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Henry: Drug Enforcement Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Cobb: Alfred T. Palmer, Farm Security Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Stargell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest McFarland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Boren: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brisco: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Jean: RCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Waner: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pumpsie Green: Derek Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hub Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons