#1Famous people · Oak Ridge
2 famous people call Oak Ridge their birthplace
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician Samuel T. Baird the best known. The list has one more: the American football player Abner Wimberly. From Samuel T. Baird in 1861 to Abner Wimberly in 1926, the births cover 65 years. The longest list in Louisiana is Lake Charles’, with 67 names.
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2
notable people
Best known
Samuel T. Baird
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Samuel T. Baird
Youngest
1926
Abner Wimberly
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Oak Ridge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Ridge 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Samuel T. Baird: From 1899's "Autobiographies and portraits of the President, cabinet, Supreme court, and Fifty-fifth Congress" published by The Neale Company., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Wimberly: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons