Famous people · Norwood
Born near Norwood: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lee Wiley, from Fort Gibson, 7 mi away. Carrie Underwood is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. No famous person on record lists Norwood as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Carrie Underwood
Best known
Carrie Underwood
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Norwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Norwood
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Golda Ross
1908–2008American aerospace engineer, first Native American female engineer
Wilma Mankiller
1945–2010Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Sarah Vowell
born 1969American author, journalist, singing songs and social commentator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwood 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 (9)
- Wilma Mankiller: White House Television (WHTV) uploaded by Clinton Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Kessel: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ester Dean: jason madrigal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reubin Askew: Published by the State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Rooney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Golda Ross: ARTwrite2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Vowell: Tammy Lo (tammylo), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Houser: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Bunch: https://www.flickr.com/people/162679407@N06/ Juli Nader, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons