
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prue
Lee Hazlewood, born in Mannford, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jennifer Jones, with articles in 66 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Prue yet. Across Oklahoma, 298 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Prue’s famous people
Famous people born near Prue
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Tony Perkins
born 1963Christian political figure in the United States





Blake Edwards
1922–2010American film director, screenwriter and producer

Martin Gardner
1914–2010American mathematics and science writer





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prue 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 (15)
- Jennifer Jones: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Edwards: Photo by G. K. Austin, Burbank, CA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Gardner: RobertoTenore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Brooks: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hader: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Bryant: Russ Busby / Word Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hazlewood: Scanpix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Young: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanea Brooks: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Mercado: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Harris: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Edward Roush: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Adair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Vessels: Ricky Barnard from Oklahoma City, OK, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons