Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Rue McClanahan
Best known
Rue McClanahan
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Katie’s famous people ★ What stands out · Close to home Famous people born near Katie They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
10 mi 20 mi 35 mi Pauls Valley · 6 Ardmore · 5 Wynnewood · 4 Maysville · 3 Sulphur · 3 Lindsay · 2 Healdton · 2 Hickory · 2 Davis · 1 Dougherty · 1 Stratford · 1 Bray · 1 Katie Within 10 mi · 10 Within 20 mi · 20 Within 35 mi · 33
Joseph Glasco 1925–1996 American abstract expressionist painter, draftsman and sculptor
Tommy Franks born 1945 United States Army general
GS G. D. Spradlin 1920–2011 American actor
Jean Shepard 1933–2016 American singer
Donna Shirley born 1941 NASA employee
J Mays born 1954 American automobile designer
Barbara Pyle born 1955 US producer, filmmaker and environmentalist
JA James Allen born 1975 American football player
RN Roger Nelson 1932–1996 Player of American and Canadian football
DW David Ward 1907–1982 American football player
DW Don E. Wilson born 1944 American mammalogist
JP J. L. Parks 1927–2018 American basketball player
James B. Morehead 1916–2012 American flying ace
WB Woody Bledsoe 1921–1995 American mathematician and computer scientist
CR Charles Ritcheson 1925–2011 Historian, diplomat, university administrator
Jake McNiece 1919–2013 American soldier
Kay Starr 1922–2016 American singer
JH James Robert Hightower 1915–2006 American sinologist
John Sparks born 1947 Oklahoma Senator representing District 16, which includes portions of Cleveland and McClain counties, since 2006
WB Wayne Bennett 1931–1992 American musician
Rex Cecil 1916–1966 American baseball player
Roseann A. Ketchmark born 1963 United States District Judge
Bob Beckham 1927–2013 American country singers
Rue McClanahan 1934–2010 American actress and comedian
Sherri Coale born 1965 American basketball player-coach
Jesse Renick 1917–1999 American basketball player
ZM Zack Mosley 1906–1993 Cartoonist
Katrina Elam born 1983 American country singer
Rex Ryan born 1962 American football coach and analyst
Joel Hefley born 1935 American politician
Mauree Turner born 1993 American politician and community organizer
SG Sylvan Goldman 1898–1984 American inventor
MG Mark Gastineau born 1956 American gridiron football player
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Did you grow up with someone famous from Katie? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Katie 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 (20) Rue McClanahan: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Joseph Glasco: BlarneyHK, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tommy Franks: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kay Starr: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jesse Renick: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jean Shepard: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Rex Ryan: BellaMeghan, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Katrina Elam: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Joel Hefley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mauree Turner: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Bob Beckham: Carolyn Sells, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Donna Shirley: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons J Mays: JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Barbara Pyle: Electrikyle (Uploads), CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rex Cecil: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Roseann A. Ketchmark: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Sherri Coale: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jake McNiece: U.S. Army photo/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons James B. Morehead: Official US Army Air Forces Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons John Sparks: Oklahoma Legislative Services Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons