Famous people · Kemp
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kemp
Chesley Sullenberger is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. The nearest, Tony Goolsby, was born in Colbert, 11 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Kemp yet. 298 towns across Oklahoma can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Chesley Sullenberger
Best known
Chesley Sullenberger
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kemp’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kemp
Nobody born in Kemp is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Chesley Sullenberger
born 1951American commercial airline pilot
Jim Hightower
born 1943Texas author and liberal political activist
Ralph Faudree
1939–2015American mathematician, the provost of the University of Memphis
Stephen Flowers
born 1953American runologist, writer, and occultist
Denean Howard
born 1964Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
Sherri Howard
born 1962Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kemp 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)
- Chesley Sullenberger: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hillerman: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Christian: Leo Valdes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Owens: Warner Brothers Records., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denean Howard: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Flowers: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Marchant: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Flowers: Sshell85, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hightower: Raskin Fans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Wilkerson: film screenshot (Guild Productions Inc. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcelle Lively Hamer: University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Johnson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dobson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lonnie Eggleston: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Kolb: Laura Kolb Satellite Beach, Fl.- Taos,N.M., USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons