Famous people · Sour John
Born near Sour John: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Bob Dunn, born in Braggs, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carrie Underwood, with articles in 62 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sour John. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Carrie Underwood
Best known
Carrie Underwood
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sour John’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sour John
Nobody born in Sour John is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Frederick F. Henry
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Aaron Carapella
born 1980Cartographer of Indigenous tribes in North America
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 Sour John 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)
- Barney Kessel: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ester Dean: jason madrigal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Golda Ross: ARTwrite2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reubin Askew: Published by the State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Rooney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Byas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick F. Henry: U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Treasury Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Brown Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons