Famous people · Vernon
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vernon
Dennit Morris, born in Hanna, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Reba McEntire, with articles in 64 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Vernon. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Reba McEntire
Best known
Reba McEntire
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vernon
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart
born 1940Muscogee (Creek) art instructor, artist and fashion designer
Charles F. Carey, Jr.
1915–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Alexander Posey
1873–1908Muscogee Creek poet, journalist, humorist, and politician from Indian Territory
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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 (15)
- Reba McEntire: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Blair: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Herrington: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micha Hancock: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Albert: Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Nelson: David McNeese, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Watts: Government of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Posey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bannarn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Blackburn: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennit Morris: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey Selmon: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Sheppard: Rgbivens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Paul Thayer: United States Department of Defense Historical Office Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons