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Famous people · Ryan
4 famous people call Ryan their birthplace
Floyd Tillman is the best known, with articles in 5 languages. The American football player Tillie Manton ranks second, ahead of William Portwood Erwin. From William Portwood Erwin in 1895 to Wilson Allen Shoffner in 1938, the births cover 43 years. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Floyd Tillman
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
William Portwood Erwin
Youngest
1938
Wilson Allen Shoffner
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Ryan
Ranked by languages covered: Floyd Tillman with 5, then Tillie Manton with 3 and William Portwood Erwin with 3.
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When Ryan’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ryan 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 (2)
- William Portwood Erwin: United States Army Air Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Allen Shoffner: E.D. Cameron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons