#1Film, TV & Stage
Saginaw Grant
1936–2021Native American actor, dancer, motivational speaker
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Pawnee
Most of the 11 famous people born in Pawnee came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Saginaw Grant leads the list, covered in 31 languages. The next two names are Chester Gould and Kenneth D. Bailey. Fewer than a quarter of the 298 towns in Oklahoma with famous people list more. The earliest on the list is Charles Bierer Wrightsman, born in 1895, and the youngest Allan Trimble, born in 1963.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Saginaw Grant
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Charles Bierer Wrightsman
Youngest
1963
Allan Trimble
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Pawnee
Saginaw Grant leads with articles in 31 languages, ahead of Chester Gould (16) and Kenneth D. Bailey (7).
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#3Military
Kenneth D. Bailey
1910–1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Pawnee’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pawnee is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Pawnee
Still to come: 8 more, from 1895 to 1963.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pawnee 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 (4)
- Saginaw Grant: U.S. Embassy New Zealand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth D. Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest E. Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Yellow Horse: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons