Famous people · Vera
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vera
Closest of all is Kata Hay, from Skiatook, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Jennifer Jones, with articles in 66 languages. No famous person on record lists Vera as their birthplace yet. The Oklahoma lists hold names for 299 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Jennifer Jones
Best known
Jennifer Jones
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vera’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vera
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Blake Edwards
1922–2010American film director, screenwriter and producer
Martin Gardner
1914–2010American mathematics and science writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vera 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)
- Jennifer Jones: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Rogers: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Edwards: Photo by G. K. Austin, Burbank, CA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Gardner: RobertoTenore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patti Page: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Brooks: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hader: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Bryant: Russ Busby / Word Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons