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Famous people · Stringtown

2 famous people were born in Stringtown

At the top of the list is the American baseball player U. L. Washington, covered in 4 languages. The other is Chick Sorrells, the American baseball player. Over 57 years of births, the list goes from Chick Sorrells (1896) to U. L. Washington (1953). Muskogee’s 62 names make the longest list in Oklahoma.

#1 best knownU. L. WashingtonSports · 1953–2024
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
U. L. Washington
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Chick Sorrells
Youngest
1953
U. L. Washington
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Stringtown

U. L. Washington#1
Sports

U. L. Washington

1953–2024

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Chick Sorrells#2
Sports

Chick Sorrells

1896–1983

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stringtown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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