Famous people · Winchester
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Winchester
The nearest, Reuben Wilson, was born in Mounds, 7 mi away. Jennifer Jones is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Winchester. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 298 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Jennifer Jones
Best known
Jennifer Jones
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Winchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Winchester
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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 Winchester 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 (8)
- Jennifer Jones: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Edwards: Photo by G. K. Austin, Burbank, CA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Gardner: RobertoTenore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Brooks: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Chenoweth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hader: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Pettiford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Young: Yagobo79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons