
Kevin McCarthy
born 1965Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Kevin McCarthy, born in Bakersfield, 5 mi away, is the closest. The list for Oildale is empty for now. Next door, Bakersfield lists 63, led by Kevin McCarthy. 543 towns across California can name a famous person born there.
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023



Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Oildale’s most famous person is.
Around it, Bakersfield has the most people on record, 63 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oildale 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.