
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maramec
Chet Baker, born in Yale, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Marsden, with articles in 60 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Maramec. 301 of the towns in Oklahoma list at least one person.
What stands out about Maramec’s famous people
Famous people born near Maramec
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Grace Thorpe
1921–2008World War II veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and Native rights activist

Saginaw Grant
1936–2021Native American actor, dancer, motivational speaker

Kenneth D. Bailey
1910–1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

Ernest E. Evans
1908–1944United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Tony Perkins
born 1963Christian political figure in the United States









Matt Holliday
born 1980American professional baseball player, outfielder


Karen M. Strom
1941–2014American astronomer and photographer
Who’s the most famous person from Maramec?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Maramec’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maramec 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 (16)
- James Marsden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Tallchief: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saginaw Grant: U.S. Embassy New Zealand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hazlewood: Scanpix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Ritter: Joel Telling from Snohomish, Washington, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Holliday: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Cline: House Creative Services, Nate Payne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blair: Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth D. Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Sadler: Tom Hagerty on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest E. Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Kasem: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Vessels: Ricky Barnard from Oklahoma City, OK, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons