
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lane
The nearest, Lowell Fulson, was born in Atoka, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Nicole DeHuff, with articles in 15 languages. Famous people are on record for 318 of the towns in Oklahoma. No famous person’s birth in Lane is on record yet.
What stands out about Lane’s famous people
Famous people born near Lane
They were born in 15 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Muriel Hazel Wright
1889–1975Teacher, historian and writer on the Choctaw Nation

Owanah Anderson
1926–2017Choctaw author and indigenous rights activist



John H. Ross
1918–2013Decorated World War II photo reconnaissance pilot and subject of documentary ''John Ross: American''
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lane 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 (7)
- Lowell Fulson: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick J. Hurley: Frank Townsend Hutchens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny O'Dell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Wylie Hubbard: Judy Hubbard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Smith: 079Doris, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Richardson: Jaketh2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U. L. Washington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons