#1Famous people · Oxford
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Oxford
The best known is the American football player Kwon Alexander, with articles in 8 languages. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 3 of the typical Alabama town. Over 111 years of births, the list goes from Maud McLure Kelly (1887) to K. J. Britt (1998).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Kwon Alexander
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Maud McLure Kelly
Youngest
1998
K. J. Britt
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Oxford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oxford’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oxford is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Oxford
Kwon Alexander, Terry Henley and Charles McClain are written about in 8, 3 and 2 languages.
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Everyone else born in Oxford
6 more, 4 of them athletes.
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Nearby, Anniston has the most on record, with 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oxford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Kwon Alexander: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles McClain: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maud McLure Kelly: Peddinghaus, Alabama State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Biehn: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons