#1Music
Leon Russell
1942–2016American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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Famous people · Lawton
Most of the 61 famous people born in Lawton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Leon Russell leads the list, covered in 31 languages. Behind the leader come N. Scott Momaday and Paul Sparks. The list is still growing: 18 were born since 1970. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.7, close to the 6.2 of the typical Oklahoma town.
Born here
61
notable people
Best known
Leon Russell
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Jake L. Hamon Jr.
Youngest
1995
Madison Ryann Ward
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about Lawton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lawton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 12 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lawton
Three names lead: Leon Russell (31 languages), N. Scott Momaday (27) and Paul Sparks (20).
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What Lawton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lawton
Of the other 58, 28 are athletes.
Charles Thompson
born 1968American businessman, motivational speaker, and former football player
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Hanay Geiogamah
born 1945Kiowa-Delaware playwright, TV & film producer, and academic
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Steve Logan
born 1953American football coach, offensive coordinator of Birmingham Iron
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Leon Russell: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N. Scott Momaday: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sparks: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacey King: PO1 Marcus Stanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wright: The original uploader was Cardsplayer4life at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lam Jones: U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Serpico: 2nd Lt. Melanie Nelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Bass: Ogiyoshisan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Nelson: David Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Leonard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan White: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Crocker: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Walton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Omar Browning: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Johnson: US Army Signal Corps photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons