Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma ranks 2,093rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amherst, Massachusetts, Ludhiana, and Kingdom of Galicia. Memorable people born in Lawton, Oklahoma include Stephen Hillenburg, Leon Russell, and N. Scott Momaday. Lawton, Oklahoma has been the birth place of many athletes and film directors. Lawton, Oklahoma is located in United States.
Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, approximately 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 census, Lawton's population was 90,381, making it the sixth-largest city in the state, and the largest in Western Oklahoma. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1934 and 1971, Lawton, Oklahoma was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Stephen Hillenburg, Leon Russell, and N. Scott Momaday.
People Born in Lawton, Oklahoma
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Stephen Hillenburg
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1
Leon Russell
1942 - 2016
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 2
N. Scott Momaday
1934 - 2024
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 3
Paul Sparks
1971 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 4
Stacey King
1967 - Present
HPI: 27.13
Rank: 5
Chryste Gaines
1970 - Present
HPI: 26.13
Rank: 6
Lam Jones
1958 - 2019
HPI: 24.22
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Lawton, Oklahoma
Go to all RankingsPaul Sparks
1971 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 4
Chryste Gaines
1970 - Present
HPI: 26.13
Rank: 6
Lam Jones
1958 - 2019
HPI: 24.22
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Lawton, Oklahoma were athletes (2), film directors (1), singers (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Lawton, Oklahoma since 1700.
