#1Famous people · Oakland
The American baseball player Pat Bohen is the one famous person from Oakland
In 1890, the American baseball player Pat Bohen was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Across Iowa, the lists cover 459 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Pat Bohen
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Pat Bohen
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Oakland
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakland and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Pat Bohen: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons