McAlester, Oklahoma
McAlester, Oklahoma ranks 4,169th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bellinzona, Rochester, Kent, and Liuyang. Memorable people born in McAlester, Oklahoma include Reba McEntire, Mary Blair, and John Berryman. McAlester, Oklahoma has been the birth place of many singers, and artists. McAlester, Oklahoma is located in United States.
McAlester is the county seat of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The population was 18,363 at the time of the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent increase from 17,783 at the 2000 census. The town gets its name from James Jackson McAlester, an early settler and businessman who later became lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. Known as "J. J.", McAlester married Rebecca Burney, the daughter of a full-blood Chickasaw family, which made him a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1911 and 1992, McAlester, Oklahoma was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Reba McEntire, Mary Blair, and John Berryman.
People Born in McAlester, Oklahoma
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Reba McEntire
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 1
Mary Blair
ARTIST
1911 - 1978
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 2
John Berryman
WRITER
1914 - 1972
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 3
Micha Hancock
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.43
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in McAlester, Oklahoma
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Most individuals born in present day McAlester, Oklahoma were singers (1), artists (1), writers (1), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in McAlester, Oklahoma, including Reba McEntire. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day McAlester, Oklahoma, including Reba McEntire.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in McAlester, Oklahoma since 1700.
