Comanche County • Historic Community
Historic U.S. Army installation and National Historic Landmark, home to the Field Artillery School.
Chiricahua Apache leader; symbol of Native resistance
Connected to Fort Sill (died there)
Kiowa chief and peace advocate
Connected to Fort Sill (died and buried there)
Pioneering zoologist; first director, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (UC Berkeley)
From near Fort Sill (born at the Kiowa–Comanche–Wichita Agency by Fort Sill)
Army family-support pioneer; namesake of Fort Moore (GA)
From Fort Sill (born there)
US tennis player; 1955 US Nationals quarterfinalist
From Fort Sill (born there)
MLB All-Star infielder/coach; later Brewers broadcaster
From Fort Sill (born there)
Developmental biologist; NIH section chief; co-pioneer of RNA in situ hybridization
From Fort Sill (born there)
Long-serving Minnesota state legislator; LGBTQ+ and housing advocate
From Fort Sill (born there)
Children's author, Magic Tree House
From Fort Sill (born there)
NFL running back/returner (Los Angeles Rams); 1972 Consensus All-American
From Fort Sill (born there)
US Army brigadier general; Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)
From Fort Sill (born there)
Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
From Fort Sill (born there)
Newbery Honor–winning YA author (The Thief)
From Fort Sill (born there)
3× World Champion, 2× Olympic medalist (shot put)
From Fort Sill (born there)
Documentary filmmaker (The Red Pill)
From Fort Sill (born there)
NFL linebacker (Bengals, Dolphins); Unanimous All-American at USC
From Fort Sill (born there)
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Comanche County
8,000
1869
1,200 ft
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