Famous people · Kildare
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kildare
Maria Tallchief is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Closest of all is Lenore Barrett, from Newkirk, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Kildare. 298 towns across Oklahoma can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Maria Tallchief
Best known
Maria Tallchief
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kildare’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kildare
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Don Nickles
born 1948American businessperson, former Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma
Stephen Aloysius Leven
1905–1983Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, titular Bishop of Bure, Bishop of San Angelo
Paul G. Risser
1939–2014American ecologist and academic
Frank Marshall Davis
1905–1987United States writer, political and labor movement activist
Delano Lewis
1938–2023American attorney, businessman and diplomat
Hub Andrews
1922–2012Professional baseball player and World War II veteran
Karen M. Strom
1941–2014American astronomer and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kildare 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 (11)
- Maria Tallchief: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Nickles: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bellmon: Congressional bioguide, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Penny: itsbeach on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delano Lewis: US Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kareem Salama: LRRE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Layton: Art Rogers, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Bowling: KT King from Stillwater, OK, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale DeWitt: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Allbaugh: Greg Schaler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons