#1Famous people · Tonkawa
Henry Bellmon tops a list of 4 famous people born in Tonkawa
At the top of the list is the American politician Henry Bellmon, covered in 14 languages. Bo Bowling is second and Jim Wood third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Clara Archilta, born in 1912, the newest to Bo Bowling, born in 1987. Per head, the list is long: 13.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Henry Bellmon
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Clara Archilta
Youngest
1987
Bo Bowling
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Tonkawa
Languages with an article: 14 for Henry Bellmon, 3 for Bo Bowling, 3 for Jim Wood.
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Through the years
When Tonkawa’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tonkawa is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tonkawa
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tonkawa 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 (2)
- Henry Bellmon: Congressional bioguide, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Bowling: KT King from Stillwater, OK, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons