
Born near Limestone: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tanea Brooks, was born in Owasso, 5 mi away. Jennifer Jones is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. No famous person on record lists Limestone as their birthplace yet. Across Oklahoma, 297 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Limestone’s famous people
Famous people born near Limestone
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Blake Edwards
1922–2010American film director, screenwriter and producer

Martin Gardner
1914–2010American mathematics and science writer



Clem McSpadden
1925–2008American rodeo announcer and politician

Kristin Chenoweth
born 1968American actress, singer, author



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Limestone 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 (14)
- Jennifer Jones: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Rogers: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Edwards: Photo by G. K. Austin, Burbank, CA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patti Page: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Gardner: RobertoTenore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Brooks: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Chenoweth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hader: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bright: HandigeHarry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cowling: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotnei Clarke: tlparker_4, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanea Brooks: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Harrison Brown: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clem McSpadden: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons