Famous people · Francis
Close to home: 26 famous people born near Francis
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Francis yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Blake Shelton
Best known
Blake Shelton
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Francis’s famous people
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Famous people born near Francis
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Francis yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
K. C. Emerson
1918–1993Staff officer of the U.S. Army, Pacific War veteran, entomologist, parasitologist and university lecturer
Blake Shelton
born 1976American country music singer and television personality
Oral Roberts
1918–2009Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality
T. Boone Pickens
1928–2019American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management
John McRay
1931–2018American archaeologist and New Testament scholar
Wanda Jackson
born 1937American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
Jack Brisco
1941–2010American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Francis, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Blake Shelton: DoD News, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wanda Jackson: Capital Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clu Gulager: Michael Bugard from Ferndale, MI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oral Roberts: Gordon Lindsay (Life time: NA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johny Hendricks: Nicknotify, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Kerr: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Boone Pickens: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brisco: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons