Famous people · Washita
Born near Washita: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Jim Thompson, born in Anadarko, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Lee Pace, with articles in 45 languages. 322 of the towns in Oklahoma list at least one person. No famous person’s birth in Washita is on record yet.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Lee Pace
Best known
Lee Pace
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washita’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washita
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lois Smoky
1907–1981Kiowa painter and bead artist from Oklahoma
Verlon Thompson
born 1954American singer, songwriter, guitarist and troubadour
Barbara Lawrence
1930–2013American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model
Allan Houser
1914–1994Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico
Aubrey Davis
1921–1996Professional basketball and minor league baseball player
Tahnee Ahtone
born 1978American Kiowa, Muscogee, and Seminole beadwork artist, regalia maker, curator, and museum professional
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washita 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 (6)
- Lee Pace: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don McNeill: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Lawrence: 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