Famous people · Oakwood
Born near Oakwood: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Ed Lewis, born in Eagle City, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thomas P. Stafford, with articles in 45 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oakwood. The longest list in Oklahoma is Muskogee’s, with 62 names.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Thomas P. Stafford
Best known
Thomas P. Stafford
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakwood
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Lookabaugh
1896–1981American football and basketball coach, wrestler, wrestling coach
Shirley Abbott
1924–2013American businessman, rancher, politician and ambassador
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakwood 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)
- Toby Keith: SPC Laura M. Bigenho, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Nash: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Braden Looper: User Metsfan7 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Randall: J. Walter Thompson, the advertising agency for Lux Radio Theatre's sponsor, Lever Brothers. It was not uncommon for sponsors of programs, networks or studios to use either ad or publicity agencies to distribute publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Marvin: Bibo, Bloedon & Lang Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Banister: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Anne Jayroe: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Short: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dillon Overton: Jrchun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Abbott: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan West: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Brinkley: Phyllis C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary England: Griffin Communications, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Brazle: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons