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Famous people · Oberlin

Oberlin is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the American football player Hoyle Granger, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Preston Frank, the American accordionist. The list runs from Hoyle Granger, born in 1944, to Preston Frank, born in 1947. No town in Louisiana lists more than Lake Charles, with 67.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Hoyle Granger
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1944
Hoyle Granger
Youngest
1947
Preston Frank
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Oberlin

HG#1
Sports

Hoyle Granger

born 1944

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PF#2
Music

Preston Frank

born 1947

American accordionist

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oberlin 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.