Notable Births & Deaths for Pharoah ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Pharoah. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.
- Woody Guthrie (Folk singer, songwriter, activist)
- Born: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
- He was born in Okemah (OK) on July 14, 1912 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on October 3, 1967 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Highland Cemetery (Okfuskee County, Oklahoma).
- Okemah is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Pharoah.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woody Guthrie<1>
- T. Boone Pickens (Businessman)
- Full name: Thomas Boone Pickens
- He was born in Holdenville (OK) on May 22, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Dallas (TX) on September 11, 2019 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
- Holdenville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Pharoah.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: T. Boone Pickens<1>
- Colonel William Reid Pogue (Astronaut - Skylab 3, USAF, test pilot)
- He was born in Okemah (OK) on January 23, 1930 (a Thursday) and died in Cocoa Beach (FL) on March 3, 2014 (a Monday) at the age of 84. We don't have any burial details.
- Okemah is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west of Pharoah.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Colonel William Reid Pogue<1>
- Peter Potter (Actor)
- Born: William Mann Moore
- He was born in Henryetta (OK) on April 14, 1905 (a Friday) and died in Palm Springs (CA) on April 17, 1983 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Desert Memorial Park (Riverside County, California).
- Henryetta is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east of Pharoah.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Potter<1>
- Dan Rowan (Comedian, actor)
- Full name: Daniel Hale Rowan
- He was born in Beggs (OK) on July 22, 1922 (a Saturday) and died in Siesta Key (FL) on September 22, 1987 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. The body was cremated.
- Beggs is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Pharoah.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dan Rowan<1>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |