#1Famous people · Oxford
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 12 famous people born in Oxford
Most widely known is Clara Barton, the American Civil War nurse, with articles in 51 languages. Richard Olney is second and Matthew Sands third. The largest group, 7, was born in the early republic. Born in 1735, Martha Ballard is the first name on record, and Jade Curtis, born in 1990, the most recent.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Clara Barton
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
Martha Ballard
Youngest
1990
Jade Curtis
Most common field
Science & Medicine
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Oxford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Oxford is known for
Oxford has 5.6× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Oxford
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Richard Olney
1835–1917American politician and statesman
25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MS#3
Science & Medicine
Matthew Sands
1919–2014American accelerator physicist
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Oxford’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oxford
The rest number 9, with 2 scientists and doctors among them.
A chosen home
Also called Oxford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Oxford, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oxford 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 (12)
- Clara Barton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Olney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott P. Joslin: Joslin.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Lilley: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Reno: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson H. Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lafayette Darling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Kelly Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Blanchard: George Iles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Lynn: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. G. Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons