Famous people · Oakbrook
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oakbrook
Josh Hutcherson is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Next door, the list for Florence holds 4, Curtis Gates Lloyd first. Closest of all is Curtis Gates Lloyd, from Florence, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Oakbrook.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Josh Hutcherson
Best known
Josh Hutcherson
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakbrook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakbrook
Nobody born in Oakbrook is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Nate Dusing
born 1978American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion
John Leland Atwood
1904–1999American aerospace engineer and executive
Michael Callen
1955–1993American writer, musician and AIDS activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Florence counts 4 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakbrook 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 (16)
- Josh Hutcherson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Belew: Burton Lo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Una Merkel: Clarence Bull, for MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Brien: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Peach Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Duveneck: J. Landy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Pearce: BruceC007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Gates Lloyd: Name of photographer not given., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Alexander: derivative work: Latics SeahawksTC-EWU-118.jpg: Tom McDonald, Jason Fierle., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Works: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lexis King: Damian Lynch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard P. Ernst: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Ziegler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leland Atwood: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Mayer: Airman 1st Class Jordan McCoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur B. Rouse: Arthur_Rouse_-_Harris_Ewing2.jpg: Harris and Ewing derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons