Famous people · Verden
Born near Verden: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Lee Pace, born in Chickasha, 8 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Verden yet. No town in Oklahoma lists more than Muskogee, with 62. After Muskogee, the next longest list in Oklahoma is Lawton’s, with 61.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Lee Pace
Best known
Lee Pace
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Verden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Verden
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lois Smoky
1907–1981Kiowa painter and bead artist from Oklahoma
Allan Houser
1914–1994Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico
Aubrey Davis
1921–1996Professional basketball and minor league baseball player
Verlon Thompson
born 1954American singer, songwriter, guitarist and troubadour
Tony K. Burris
1929–1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Verden 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 (11)
- Lee Pace: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don McNeill: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleavon Little: Zodiac Photographers, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendra Horn: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunset Carson: film screenshot (Yucca Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Teague: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason White: Hilo2012 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris McLemore: Neddy1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony K. Burris: en:American Battle Monuments Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Kretlow: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Poolaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons