JH#1
Famous people · Sulphur
Sulphur is the birthplace of 7 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American sinologist James Robert Hightower the best known. Second and third on the list are John Sparks and Wayne Bennett. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. Per head, the list is long: 14.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James Robert Hightower
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
James Robert Hightower
Youngest
1957
Danny Hilliard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Sulphur
Three names lead: James Robert Hightower (5 languages), John Sparks (2) and Wayne Bennett (2).
#2Politics & Law
John Sparks
born 1947Oklahoma Senator representing District 16, which includes portions of Cleveland and McClain counties, since 2006
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WB#3
Through the years
When Sulphur’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawNotableMusicSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sulphur is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Sulphur
Of the other 4, 2 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sulphur 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.
Photo credits (1)
- John Sparks: Oklahoma Legislative Services Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons