#1Writing & Arts
Joseph Glasco
1925–1996American abstract expressionist painter, draftsman and sculptor
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Famous people · Pauls Valley
Most of the 12 famous people born in Pauls Valley came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Best known of all is Joseph Glasco, written about in 27 languages. The oldest name on the list belongs to Red Phillips, born in 1908, the newest to Wes Hilliard, born in 1973. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.8 on the list, well above the typical Oklahoma town’s 6.2. Fewer than a quarter of the 308 towns in Oklahoma with famous people list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Joseph Glasco
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Red Phillips
Youngest
1973
Wes Hilliard
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Pauls Valley
Three names lead: Joseph Glasco (27 languages), G. D. Spradlin (18) and Jean Shepard (11).
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When Pauls Valley’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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What Pauls Valley is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pauls Valley and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Joseph Glasco: BlarneyHK, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shepard: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Shirley: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J Mays: JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Pyle: Electrikyle (Uploads), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons