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Don Nickles
born 1948American businessperson, former Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma
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Famous people · Ponca City
20 famous people were born in Ponca City, most of them between 1920 and 1969
With articles in 15 languages, Don Nickles is the most widely known. The Olympic wrestler Shelby Wilson ranks second, ahead of Douglas Blubaugh. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 8.2, close to the 6.2 of the typical Oklahoma town. Athletes make up the largest group, 10 of them.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Don Nickles
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Joseph W. Henkle
Youngest
1983
Rusty Ryal
Most common field
Sports
10 people
The best known
Born in Ponca City
First, Don Nickles (15 languages), then Shelby Wilson (12) and Douglas Blubaugh (11).
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Through the years
When Ponca City’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 10 births.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ponca City is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ponca City
17 more, 8 of them athletes.
Clyde Warrior
1939–1968Mid-20th century Ponca activist for Native American self-determination
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ponca City 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 (6)
- Don Nickles: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kareem Salama: LRRE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Hoskins: OneHope, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Dial: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Ryal: Fabrictramp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Puddy: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons