#1Famous people · Mangum
Most of the 8 famous people born in Mangum came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Margaret Avery, the American actress, with articles in 33 languages. For every 10,000 residents there are 29 on the list, well above the typical Oklahoma town’s 6.2. Only 44 of the 301 towns in Oklahoma with anyone on record list more. The list runs from Blake Ragsdale Van Leer, born in 1893, to Joseph Silk, born in 1986.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Margaret Avery
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer
Youngest
1986
Joseph Silk
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Mangum
The three are covered in 33, 4 and 2 languages: Margaret Avery, Blake Ragsdale Van Leer and Gary McSpadden.
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#2Politics & Law
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer
1893–1956President of Georgia Tech
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Mangum’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mangum is known for
Mangum has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mangum
5 more, from 1911 to 1986.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mangum 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 (4)
- Margaret Avery: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Ragsdale Van Leer: NC State Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary McSpadden: Gary McSpadden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Silk: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons