Famous people · Manitou
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manitou
Roy Orbison is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Closest of all is Gilmer Capps, from Tipton, 9 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Manitou. 298 towns in Oklahoma have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Roy Orbison
Best known
Roy Orbison
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Manitou’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Manitou
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Churchill
1908–1963American Olympic decathlete, All-American college basketball and football player at University of Oklahoma, and professional baseball player
Ken Starr
1946–2022American judge and educational administrator
Charles Chibitty
1921–2005Comanche code talker in World War II
Leon Russell
1942–2016American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manitou 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)
- Roy Orbison: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Russell: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Starr: Work of the U.S. Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- N. Scott Momaday: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neelly Bellah: Aguther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Teagarden: Ralph F. Seghers c/o Ken Seghers, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Charles Collins: film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skandor Akbar: Roman Avila, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Churchill: The Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Hilbert: Alexis Rhone Fancher, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Chibitty: Rudi Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons