Born near Strang: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Phil McGraw is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Strang is on record yet. The nearest, Marie Wadley, was born in Pensacola, 3 mi away. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
What stands out about Strang’s famous people
Famous people born near Strang
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Roy Boney Jr.
born 1978Cherokee Nation artist and animator, working in Cherokee and Muscogee Creek language preservation





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strang 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)
- Phil McGraw: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Mantle: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Edgar: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Terry: Requena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Condit: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Synar: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Johnson: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Belew: RCA Victor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Beauchamp: Greenville Braves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Boney Jr.: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Tincup: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bluejacket: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. T. Hill: USMC employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons