Famous people · Willow
Born near Willow: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Margaret Avery, from Mangum, 12 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Willow is on record yet. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 298 towns. Muskogee’s 62 names make the longest list in Oklahoma.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Margaret Avery
Best known
Margaret Avery
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Willow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Willow
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elmo Williams
1913–2015American film editor, producer and director
Thomas Churchill
1908–1963American Olympic decathlete, All-American college basketball and football player at University of Oklahoma, and professional baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willow 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 (13)
- Margaret Avery: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neelly Bellah: Aguther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Webb: K8 fan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheb Wooley: OMAC Artist Corporation, Bakersfield, CA., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Williams: Jill Allyn Stafford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Walters: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barnes: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Woods: Robbie Quinn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy McDaniel: New York Yankees / Dexter Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Eugene Worley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Powell: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Churchill: The Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Ragsdale Van Leer: NC State Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons