Famous people · Atoka
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Atoka
The nearest, Greg Hardy, was born in Millington, 9 mi away. Morgan Freeman is the most widely known, written about in 127 languages. Next door, Munford lists 2, led by Jonathan Stark. No famous person’s birth in Atoka is on record yet.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Morgan Freeman
Best known
Morgan Freeman
in 127 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Atoka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Atoka
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olivia Holt
born 1997American actress and singer-songwriter
Sleepy John Estes
1899–1977American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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The longest list nearby is Munford’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atoka 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 (21)
- Morgan Freeman: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aretha Franklin: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Bates: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannen Doherty: Wilson Cleveland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hale: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie Presley: David French, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Holt: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sleepy John Estes: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Hill Garland: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Delk: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Hardy: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Cash: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Major Owens: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Rider: Rz98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Son Seals: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Cox: Thibous, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Driver: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Murphy: Supreme Pictures, A. W. Hackel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Irwin: Tony Frampton on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Stark: Visit El Paso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons