Famous people · Oakville
Born near Oakville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rosalind Russell, from Waterbury, 3 mi away. Harriet Beecher Stowe is the most widely known, written about in 119 languages. The nearest list is next door in Waterbury: 59 names, starting with Rosalind Russell. No entry yet names Oakville as a birthplace.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Best known
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 119 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 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Amos Bronson Alcott
1799–1888American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer
Lisa Robin Kelly
1970–2013American film and television actress
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811–1896American abolitionist and author
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Around it, Waterbury has the most people on record, 59 of them.
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 (9)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Van Der Beek: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalind Russell: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ward Beecher: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan McDermott: Rebecca Dru, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Bronson Alcott: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thom Mayne: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gallo: DavidWilliamH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin B. Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons