Famous people · Thackerville
Born near Thackerville: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Gene Autry is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. The nearest, Jake Roberts, was born in Gainesville, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Thackerville is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Gene Autry
Best known
Gene Autry
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thackerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thackerville
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charley Paddock
1900–1943American athlete and Olympic gold medalist
Frank Buck
1884–1950American hunter, animal collector, actor and author
Mauree Turner
born 1993American politician and community organizer
James F. Hollingsworth
1918–2010United States Army lieutenant general
Frederick Edgar Ferguson
born 1939United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
James Latane Noel, Jr.
1909–1997United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thackerville 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 (16)
- Gene Autry: Harry Warnecke / Robert F. Cranston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Roberts: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Paddock: New York Evening Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Austin: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Carewe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Buck: Frank Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ryan: BellaMeghan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Murray: Congressional work, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Hefley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauree Turner: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Parks: Wordbuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Edgar Ferguson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Cason: Film screenshot (Yucca Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Renfro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert G. Noble: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Fisher: Obak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons