Born near Milfay: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Joe Lee Wilson, born in Bristow, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Woody Guthrie, with articles in 64 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Milfay yet. In Oklahoma, 308 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Milfay’s famous people
Famous people born near Milfay
Nobody born in Milfay is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.









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





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milfay 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)
- Woody Guthrie: Al Aumuller, photographer. NYWT&S staff photograph., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Thorpe: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Pogue: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Rowan: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Henson: National Olympic Committee of Iran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blair: Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pumpsie Green: Derek Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Edward Barrow: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Sadler: Tom Hagerty on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clovis Maksoud: Itseemsallthegoodonesaretaken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbe Leftwich: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Kasem: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons