Famous people · McCurtain
Born near McCurtain: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Sim Iness, born in Keota, 8 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from McCurtain yet. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62. After Muskogee, the next longest list in Oklahoma is Lawton’s, with 61.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Sim Iness
Best known
Sim Iness
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McCurtain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McCurtain
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William R. Shockley
1918–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
Frederick F. Henry
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McCurtain 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 (12)
- Sim Iness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burris: IcE MaN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grady Stigler: Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jarman: the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick F. Henry: U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Treasury Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rilla Askew: Literatureisforeveryone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Shockley: Kahuna900, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Loyd: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Argus Hamilton: The World Famous Comedy Store from West Hollywood, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Howard: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons