Famous people · Oakville
Born near Oakville: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Andrea Drews, was born in Muncie, 8 mi away. Robert Indiana is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oakville. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Robert Indiana
Best known
Robert Indiana
in 33 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.
Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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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 (7)
- Robert Indiana: Vajiajia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Crane: film screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons