Famous people · Sequoyah
Born near Sequoyah: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Patti Page, from Claremore, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Will Rogers, with articles in 60 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sequoyah. Over the border in Claremore, 17 names are on record, led by Patti Page.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Will Rogers
Best known
Will Rogers
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sequoyah’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sequoyah
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clem McSpadden
1925–2008American rodeo announcer and politician
Roy W. Harmon
1915–1944U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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Around it, Claremore has the most people on record, 17 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sequoyah 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 (7)
- Will Rogers: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patti Page: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotnei Clarke: tlparker_4, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanea Brooks: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clem McSpadden: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Campbell: Mary Temple/Macfadden publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levy Adcock: KT King, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons