Famous people · Shady Point
Born near Shady Point: 30 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rilla Askew, was born in Poteau, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Budge Patty, with articles in 28 languages. Next door, Poteau lists 4, led by Rilla Askew. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Budge Patty
Best known
Budge Patty
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shady Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shady Point
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
William R. Shockley
1918–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Joseph Morrow
1886–1962Perry William Wilson
1902–1981American microbiologist and biochemist
Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Poteau, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shady 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 (16)
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Jahlil Okafor: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sim Iness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Alexander: Hal Phyfe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burris: IcE MaN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua L. Wheeler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawntel Smith: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Koda Glover: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Rogers: Merk, Ben / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rilla Askew: Literatureisforeveryone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Shockley: Kahuna900, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Argus Hamilton: The World Famous Comedy Store from West Hollywood, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freda Ameringer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons