Famous people · Lamar
Born near Lamar: 34 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Herrington, from Wetumka, 12 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lamar is on record yet. Reba McEntire is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Famous people are on record for 297 of the towns in Oklahoma.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Reba McEntire
Best known
Reba McEntire
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lamar’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lamar
The 34 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management
John McRay
1931–2018American archaeologist and New Testament scholar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lamar 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)
- Reba McEntire: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Guthrie: Al Aumuller, photographer. NYWT&S staff photograph., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Blair: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Pogue: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Herrington: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micha Hancock: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Albert: Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Edward Barrow: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Cabot: Salem State Archives and Special Collections, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Morgan: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bannarn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Clingerman: Cupful of Space, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Blackburn: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Darnell: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennit Morris: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Sheppard: Rgbivens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Bennett: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons