
Born near Lone Grove: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rex Ryan, from Ardmore, 7 mi away. Rue McClanahan is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The Oklahoma lists hold names for 306 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lone Grove.
What stands out about Lone Grove’s famous people
Famous people born near Lone Grove
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Mauree Turner
born 1993American politician and community organizer






John Sparks
born 1947Oklahoma Senator representing District 16, which includes portions of Cleveland and McClain counties, since 2006

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lone Grove 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 (10)
- Rue McClanahan: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Starr: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ryan: BellaMeghan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Hefley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauree Turner: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Gresham: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Muncrief: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherri Coale: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Landers: U.S. Army Air Forces, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sparks: Oklahoma Legislative Services Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons