#1Famous people · Watonga
7 famous people were born in Watonga, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 29 languages make the American voice actor Clarence Nash the best known. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 26.7 on the list, well above the typical Oklahoma town’s 6.2. Only 52 of the 298 towns in Oklahoma with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Clarence Nash
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Guy Lookabaugh
Youngest
1991
Trevon Hartfield
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Watonga’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Watonga is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Watonga
The three are covered in 29, 11 and 11 languages: Clarence Nash, Byron Houston and Loren C. Ball.
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Through the years
When Watonga’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 3.
SportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Watonga
The other 4 span the years 1896 to 1991.
Guy Lookabaugh
1896–1981American football and basketball coach, wrestler, wrestling coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watonga 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 (1)
- Clarence Nash: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons