33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Slaughterville
Closest of all is Harold Hamm, from Lexington, 6 mi away. James Garner leads the 54 names listed next door in Norman. The best known of them is James Garner, with articles in 62 languages. The list for Slaughterville is empty for now.
What stands out about Slaughterville’s famous people
Famous people born near Slaughterville
The 33 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

John Lucian Smith
1914–1972United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient




Karl Guthe Jansky
1905–1950American physicist and radio engineer




Woody Bledsoe
1921–1995American mathematician and computer scientist



Tony K. Burris
1929–1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Norman, at 54.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slaughterville 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 (13)
- James Garner: Warner Brothers Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Guthe Jansky: The original uploader was Saber1983 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Gill: Derek Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldyn M. Cobb: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaxson Hayes: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Plummer: Voltmetro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Lane: Wichita Vickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Cooksey: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Simpson: Bbqsauce13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Morgan: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lucian Smith: Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Cecil: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony K. Burris: en:American Battle Monuments Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

