Famous people · Nash
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nash
Owen K. Garriott is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Closest of all is Wally Parks, from Goltry, 11 mi away. No famous person on record lists Nash as their birthplace yet. 297 towns across Oklahoma can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Owen K. Garriott
Best known
Owen K. Garriott
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nash’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nash
Nobody born in Nash is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Owen K. Garriott
1930–2019American electrical engineer and astronaut
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nash 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 (10)
- Owen K. Garriott: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenda Farrell: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Luckinbill: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Erdman: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nokie Edwards: Dumontierc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Page Belcher: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. William Oakley: WaydeScanlon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Hand: Amestanko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Parks: Bill Groak (Mfhollander (Uploads)), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold G. Kiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons