Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Maria Tallchief
Best known
Maria Tallchief
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McCord’s famous people ★ What stands out · Close to home Famous people born near McCord The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
10 mi 20 mi 35 mi Ponca City · 6 Pawnee · 5 Blackwell · 4 Arkansas City · 4 Tonkawa · 3 Shidler · 3 White Eagle · 1 Newkirk · 1 Burbank · 1 Fairfax · 1 Sumner · 1 McCord Within 10 mi · 7 Within 20 mi · 17 Within 35 mi · 31
Don Nickles born 1948 American businessperson, former Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma
SW Shelby Wilson born 1937 Olympic wrestler
DB Douglas Blubaugh 1934–2011 Olympic wrestler and trainer
JT Joyce Carol Thomas 1938–2016 American poet and playwright
Kareem Salama born 1978 American musician
CP Charles Y. Prescott born 1938 American physicist
PR Paladine Roye 1946–2001 Ponca painter from Oklahoma
LB Lenore Barrett born 1934 American congresswoman in Idaho
Henry Bellmon 1921–2009 American politician
Bo Bowling born 1987 American football player
JW Jim Wood born 1936 American football player
Brad Penny born 1978 Major League Baseball free agent pitcher
CG Cody Gibson born 1987 American martial artist
HA Hub Andrews 1922–2012 Professional baseball player and World War II veteran
SL Stephen Aloysius Leven 1905–1983 Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, titular Bishop of Bure, Bishop of San Angelo
Dale DeWitt born 1950 American politician in Oklahoma
Maria Tallchief 1925–2013 American ballerina
CW Cal Worthington 1920–2013 American businessman
EM Ed Meyer 1936–2014 American football player
LB Leo Brooks 1947–2002 American football player
Les Layton 1921–2014 American baseball player
Don Calhoun 1952–2020 American football player
Saginaw Grant 1936–2021 Native American actor, dancer, motivational speaker
CG Chester Gould 1900–1985 American cartoonist
Kenneth D. Bailey 1910–1942 United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Ernest E. Evans 1908–1944 United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
AW Anna Lee Walters born 1946 American artist
Lionel Hollins born 1953 American basketball player and coach
FD Frank Marshall Davis 1905–1987 United States writer, political and labor movement activist
JS Jim Sherwood 1942–2011 Musician
Delano Lewis 1938–2023 American attorney, businessman and diplomat
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Did you grow up with someone famous from McCord? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McCord 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) Maria Tallchief: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Saginaw Grant: U.S. Embassy New Zealand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Don Nickles: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Henry Bellmon: Congressional bioguide, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Brad Penny: itsbeach on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Delano Lewis: US Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kenneth D. Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kareem Salama: LRRE, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ernest E. Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Les Layton: Art Rogers, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Bo Bowling: KT King from Stillwater, OK, US, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Don Calhoun: New England Patriots, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Dale DeWitt: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons