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Famous people · Wagoner
9 famous people were born in Wagoner, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Bob Bogle, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Chuck Corgan and Dante Swanson. The first birth on record is Chuck Corgan’s, in 1902, and the last Dante Swanson’s, in 1981. Per head, the list is long: 11.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Bob Bogle
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Chuck Corgan
Youngest
1981
Dante Swanson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Wagoner
First, Bob Bogle (9 languages), then Chuck Corgan (4) and Dante Swanson (4).
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#3Through the years
When Wagoner’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFaith
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wagoner 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 (5)
- Chuck Corgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Swanson: Александр Осипов, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sleeper: Tsleeper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Hudlin: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gann: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons