Famous people · Wister
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wister
The nearest, James E. Hamilton, was born in Howe, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Sim Iness, with articles in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Wister yet. Of the towns next door, Poteau lists the most: 4, with Rilla Askew first.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Sim Iness
Best known
Sim Iness
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wister’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wister
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach
William R. Shockley
1918–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
Joseph Morrow
1886–1962
Shawn Pittman
born 1974American blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist
Eber Hampton
American Chickasaw academic and public figure
Perry William Wilson
1902–1981American microbiologist and biochemist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Poteau has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wister 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)
- Sim Iness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burris: IcE MaN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lane Adams: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Koda Glover: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rilla Askew: Literatureisforeveryone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Shockley: Kahuna900, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Argus Hamilton: The World Famous Comedy Store from West Hollywood, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freda Ameringer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Draper, Jr.: IslandsEnd, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly E. Hines: State of Oklahoma’s Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons