18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Liberty
The nearest, DeLanna Studi, was born in Muldrow, 5 mi away. Budge Patty is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Liberty. 306 towns across Oklahoma can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Liberty’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty
Nobody born in Liberty is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
Perry William Wilson
1902–1981American microbiologist and biochemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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 (6)
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Doohan: Lucas Pelizaro, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jahlil Okafor: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Alexander: Hal Phyfe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons