William Perry
born 1927American mathematician and businessman, former Secretary of Defense
Famous people · Oklahoma
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oklahoma
The nearest, William Perry, was born in Vandergrift, 1 mi away. Stephanie L. Kwolek is the most widely known, written about in 52 languages. Of the towns next door, Apollo lists the most: 4, with C. Doyle Steele first. No famous person’s birth in Oklahoma is on record yet.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Best known
Stephanie L. Kwolek
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oklahoma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oklahoma
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stephanie L. Kwolek
1923–2014American chemist, inventor of Kevlar
William Kenneth Hartmann
born 1939American astronomer
Cookie Gilchrist
1935–2011American football and Canadian football player
Charles Howard McIlwain
1871–1968American constitutional historian
John Grant
1891–1955Writer who was associated with Abbott and Costello
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
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 (20)
- Stephanie L. Kwolek: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Perry: HELENE C. STIKKEL, CIV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Adams: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Knapp: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Maida: MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Taylor: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Nesbit: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Jeannette: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McAfee: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Robertson: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaira Burns: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kenneth Hartmann: WGBH and the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Corey: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Howard McIlwain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Babando: Produced by JD Charlie McCarthy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Grant Beale: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Phillips: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Carson: University of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther D. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Parker: Dartmouth College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons