Viola Fletcher
1914–2025Oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre
Famous people · Sunray
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sunray
The nearest, Viola Fletcher, was born in Comanche, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Comanche has the longest list: 6, with Alvin Dark at the top. The best known of them is Ron Howard, with articles in 70 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Sunray yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Ron Howard
Best known
Ron Howard
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sunray’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sunray
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ron Howard
born 1954American film director, producer, and actor
Jeane Kirkpatrick
1926–2006American diplomat and Presidential advisor
Herman C. Wallace
1924–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Gary Chapman
born 1957American singer-songwriter and television personality
Leon Russell
1942–2016American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Comanche leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunray 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)
- Van Heflin: Clarence Sinclair Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rue McClanahan: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Russell: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N. Scott Momaday: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoyt Axton: news service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sparks: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacey King: PO1 Marcus Stanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Dark: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons