Elk City, Oklahoma
Elk City, Oklahoma ranks 8,065th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dunoon, Campo Formoso, and Yesan County. The most famous people from Elk City, Oklahoma are Tex Gibbons, and Jimmy Webb. Elk City, Oklahoma has been the birth place of many basketball players, and musicians. Elk City, Oklahoma is located in United States.
Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,561 at the time of the 2020 census, a slight decrease from the 11,693 figure of the 2010 census. Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in western Oklahoma, approximately 110 miles (180 km) west of Oklahoma City and 150 miles (240 km) east of Amarillo, Texas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1907 and 1946, Elk City, Oklahoma was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Tex Gibbons, and Jimmy Webb.
People Born in Elk City, Oklahoma
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Tex Gibbons
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 1
Jimmy Webb
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Elk City, Oklahoma were basketball players (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Elk City, Oklahoma, including Jimmy Webb. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Elk City, Oklahoma, including Tex Gibbons.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Elk City, Oklahoma since 1700.
