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Famous people · Oak Grove

The 5 famous people born in Oak Grove, led by Ray Marshall

The best known is the American government official Ray Marshall, with articles in 11 languages. Vance McAllister is second and Tommy Harper third. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.

#1 best knownRay MarshallScience & Medicine · born 1928
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ray Marshall
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Ray Marshall
Youngest
1974
Vance McAllister
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Oak Grove’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Oak Grove’s famous people were born

The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

The American centuryToday19502000Tommy HarperRay MarshallVance McAllister
SportsScience & MedicineBusinessPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Oak Grove

Counted by languages, Ray Marshall is ahead of Vance McAllister and Tommy Harper: 11, 11 and 7.

Ray Marshall#1
Science & Medicine

Ray Marshall

born 1928

American government official

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Vance McAllister#2
Business

Vance McAllister

born 1974

American businessman and politician

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tommy Harper#3
Sports

Tommy Harper

born 1940

American baseball player and coach

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Oak Grove is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Oak Grove

2 more, from 1945 to 1958.

JC

Julia Penny Clark

born 1945

American lawyer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Grove 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.

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