Famous people · Westport
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Westport
Closest of all is Lee Hazlewood, from Mannford, 4 mi away. Jennifer Jones is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Over the border in Sand Springs, 7 names are on record, led by Mae Young. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Westport.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Jennifer Jones
Best known
Jennifer Jones
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Westport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Westport
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tony Perkins
born 1963Christian political figure in the United States
Everett F. Drumright
1906–1993Former United States Ambassador to Taiwan
Grace Thorpe
1921–2008World War II veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and Native rights activist
Blake Edwards
1922–2010American film director, screenwriter and producer
Martin Gardner
1914–2010American mathematics and science writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westport 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)
- Jennifer Jones: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Edwards: Photo by G. K. Austin, Burbank, CA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Baker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Gardner: RobertoTenore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Brooks: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hader: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hazlewood: Scanpix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Young: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Thorpe: collection of the Grace F. Thorpe Collection, National Museum of the American Indian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daton Fix: Takedown Wrestling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Mercado: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Harris: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Kasem: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Adair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett F. Drumright: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons