Mike Johnson
born 1972Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Famous people · Oil City
Born near Oil City: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mike Johnson, from Shreveport, 22 mi away. Jared Leto is the most widely known, written about in 89 languages. No famous person’s birth in Oil City is on record yet. 254 towns across Louisiana can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Jared Leto
Best known
Jared Leto
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oil City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oil City
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Betty Mary Goetting
1897–1980Librarian, women's rights activist in El Paso, Texas
Jared Leto
born 1971American actor, singer, musician and songwriter
Scott Joplin
1867–1917American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oil City 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 (8)
- Jared Leto: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Foreman: Bert Verhoeff, Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 926-2854, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Joplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Ashford: Walt Mancini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Carroll: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Parish: Basketball_Legends.jpg: Cpl. Lameen Witter derivative work: JoeJohnson2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons