Famous people · Sand Point
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sand Point
Redman Hume, born in Kingston, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chesley Sullenberger, with articles in 35 languages. No famous person on record lists Sand Point as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Chesley Sullenberger
Best known
Chesley Sullenberger
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sand Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sand Point
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Faudree
1939–2015American mathematician, the provost of the University of Memphis
Boyd Converse
1932–2010American football coach and college administrator
Richard Miles McCool
1922–2008United States Navy officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sand Point 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 (12)
- Chesley Sullenberger: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hillerman: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrice Pearson: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neill Armstrong: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred P. Murrah: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Johnson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dobson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Muncrief: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert G. Noble: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Fisher: Obak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Spiller: QzDaddy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Miles McCool: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hodges Pone III, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons