Born near Oakwood Hills: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Nicholas Livas, from Cary, 2 mi away. Brian Dietzen is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. No famous person’s birth in Oakwood Hills is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 794 of the towns in Illinois.
What stands out about Oakwood Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Oakwood Hills
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Todd Alcott
born 1961American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakwood Hills 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 (7)
- Brian Dietzen: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Walsh: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Cousins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brzenk: BarMihSan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Larson: Christian Bier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanze Egekeze: Hanegi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Campbell: William L. Herbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons