Born near Lawrence Creek: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jack Guthrie, was born in Olive, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Chet Baker, with articles in 55 languages. Mannford, which borders it, has one on its list: Lee Hazlewood. No famous person’s birth in Lawrence Creek is on record yet.
What stands out about Lawrence Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Lawrence Creek
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Grace Thorpe
1921–2008World War II veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and Native rights activist
Tony Perkins
born 1963Christian political figure in the United States




G. William Miller
1925–2006American businessman and investment banker

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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrence Creek 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)
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hazlewood: Scanpix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Young: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. William Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marques Haynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Henson: National Olympic Committee of Iran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blair: Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
