Famous people · Oakville
Born near Oakville: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ben W. Olcott, from Keithsburg, 6 mi away. Suzy Bogguss is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. 466 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oakville.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Suzy Bogguss
Best known
Suzy Bogguss
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakville
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
H. L. Carnahan
1879–1941American politician (1879–1941); Lieutenant Governor of California, 1928–1931
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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 (5)
- Suzy Bogguss: SBHandyMan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben W. Olcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Churchill Welliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Wier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. L. Carnahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons