Okemah, Oklahoma
Okemah, Oklahoma ranks 8,009th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bannu District, Woodstock, Ontario, and Kislovodsk. Memorable people born in Okemah, Oklahoma include Woody Guthrie, and William R. Pogue. Okemah, Oklahoma has been the birth place of many musicians, and astronauts. Okemah, Oklahoma is located in United States.
Okemah is the largest city in and the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, a federally recognized Muscogee Indian tribe, is headquartered in Okemah. The population was 3,078 at the 2020 census, a 6.1 percent decline from 3,223 at the 2010 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 1930, Okemah, Oklahoma was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Woody Guthrie, and William R. Pogue.
People Born in Okemah, Oklahoma
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Woody Guthrie
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1
William R. Pogue
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2014
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Okemah, Oklahoma were musicians (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronauts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Okemah, Oklahoma, including William R. Pogue. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Okemah, Oklahoma, including Woody Guthrie.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Okemah, Oklahoma since 1700.
