Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
Famous people · Oklahoma
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oklahoma
Joan Chittister, born in DuBois, 1 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oklahoma. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 976 towns. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Joan Chittister
Best known
Joan Chittister
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oklahoma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oklahoma
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jess Heiges
1871–1955American football coach and college administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oklahoma 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 (7)
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Bruce: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Scarnati: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Daley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Miller: Krzysztof Krzempek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Borden Reams: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons