16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ketchum
The best known of them is Phil McGraw, with articles in 42 languages. Closest of all is Ken Lunday, from Cleora, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Ketchum as their birthplace yet. In all of Oklahoma, the famous people on record come from 304 towns.
What stands out about Ketchum’s famous people
Famous people born near Ketchum
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ketchum 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 (8)
- Phil McGraw: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Mantle: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Edgar: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Terry: Requena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Synar: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Beauchamp: Greenville Braves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Tincup: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bluejacket: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons