20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stuart
Closest of all is Ward H. Bell, from Kiowa, 17 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Stuart. Reba McEntire is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 298 towns.
What stands out about Stuart’s famous people
Famous people born near Stuart
Nobody born in Stuart is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management
John McRay
1931–2018American archaeologist and New Testament scholar


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stuart 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)
- Reba McEntire: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Blair: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Herrington: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micha Hancock: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Albert: Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons