Famous people · Shady Grove
Born near Shady Grove: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Wilma Mankiller is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Closest of all is Barbara Staggs, from Hulbert, 3 mi away. The list for Shady Grove is empty for now. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Wilma Mankiller
Best known
Wilma Mankiller
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shady Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shady Grove
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wilma Mankiller
1945–2010Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Mary Golda Ross
1908–2008American aerospace engineer, first Native American female engineer
Alice Brown Davis
1852–1935Seminole chief, interpreter, rancher, and trader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shady Grove 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 (8)
- Wilma Mankiller: White House Television (WHTV) uploaded by Clinton Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Golda Ross: ARTwrite2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Houser: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Bunch: https://www.flickr.com/people/162679407@N06/ Juli Nader, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Brown Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Staggs: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Fine: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Meredith: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons