Famous people · Oakville
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oakville
Closest of all is Terry Lee Erwin, from St. Helena, 6 mi away. Rebecca De Mornay is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Oakville. 561 towns across California can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Rebecca De Mornay
Best known
Rebecca De Mornay
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nicole Mann
born 1977American astronaut of Estonian origin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, 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, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Rebecca De Mornay: Original: Sara Morishige Williams from San Francisco, CA, USA Derivative work: Cryptic-waveform / WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie London: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Kael: Rollins Maxwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jussie Smollett: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Mann: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Channing: Daniel House, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Schafer: Thespaff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons