Famous people · Oakland
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oakland
Closest of all is Jeff Demps, from Winter Garden, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Dee Strange-Gordon, with articles in 13 languages. In all of Florida, the famous people on record come from 284 towns. Next door, the list for Winter Garden holds 8, Jeff Demps first.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Dee Strange-Gordon
Best known
Dee Strange-Gordon
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakland’s famous people
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Famous people born near Oakland
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Winter Garden leads the towns around it, with 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakland 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)
- Dee Strange-Gordon: bridgetds on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Demps: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hooten: Judith Moffett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Brigham: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Carter: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Anderson: eagle102.net, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons