Famous people · Tryon
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tryon
Jeremy Hefner, born in Perkins, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Marsden, with articles in 60 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Tryon. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 298 towns.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
James Marsden
Best known
James Marsden
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tryon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tryon
Nobody born in Tryon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Matt Holliday
born 1980American professional baseball player, outfielder
Grace Thorpe
1921–2008World War II veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and Native rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tryon 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 (14)
- James Marsden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Ritter: Joel Telling from Snohomish, Washington, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Holliday: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Cline: House Creative Services, Nate Payne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Jean: RCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Blair: Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Kerttula: Scott McMurren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Sadler: Tom Hagerty on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbe Leftwich: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Kasem: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Hefner: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons