Born near Oasis: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi, born in Mecca, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Alison Lohman, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Oasis as their birthplace yet. 543 of the towns in California list at least one person.
What stands out about Oasis’ famous people
Famous people born near Oasis
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Catharine Baker
born 1971Member of the California State Assembly


Cameron Crowe
born 1957American filmmaker and journalist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oasis 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 (6)
- Alison Lohman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Crowe: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Hilton: Photobra Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Irby: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Loya: Daniel Kruczynski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Van Gundy: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons