
Born near Ninnekah: 30 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lee Pace, was born in Chickasha, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for Chickasha holds 30, Lee Pace first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Ninnekah. 306 of the towns in Oklahoma list at least one person.
What stands out about Ninnekah’s famous people
Famous people born near Ninnekah
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Lois Smoky
1907–1981Kiowa painter and bead artist from Oklahoma

Tony K. Burris
1929–1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Herman C. Wallace
1924–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Allan Houser
1914–1994Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico

Aubrey Davis
1921–1996Professional basketball and minor league baseball player

Who’s the most famous person from Ninnekah?
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Chickasha, at 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ninnekah 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)
- Lee Pace: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don McNeill: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleavon Little: Zodiac Photographers, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendra Horn: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katrina Elam: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunset Carson: film screenshot (Yucca Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Teague: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris McLemore: Neddy1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Cecil: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roseann A. Ketchmark: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony K. Burris: en:American Battle Monuments Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hinson: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
