#1Film, TV & Stage
Phil McGraw
born 1950American television personality
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Famous people · Vinita
8 famous people were born in Vinita, more of them leaders than in most towns
Phil McGraw, the American television personality, is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Second and third on the list are Jim Edgar and Mike Synar. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 15.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Phil McGraw
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
John Milton Oskison
Youngest
1979
Josh D. Lee
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Vinita’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Vinita is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Vinita’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Vinita
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Vinita
5 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vinita 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 (6)
- Phil McGraw: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Edgar: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Synar: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Beauchamp: Greenville Braves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh D. Lee: Okietornadoez1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. T. Hill: USMC employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons