#1Famous people · Oxford
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Oxford
The best known is the American ice hockey player Nathan Gerbe, with articles in 10 languages. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Over 146 years of births, the list goes from Marshall Davis Ewell (1844) to Zach Line (1990). Only 108 of the 505 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Nathan Gerbe
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Marshall Davis Ewell
Youngest
1990
Zach Line
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Oxford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Oxford is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Oxford’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oxford
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Oxford
Still to come: 3 more, from 1844 to 1981.
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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 (5)
- Nathan Gerbe: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason DeSantis: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Line: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Ghiaciuc: Carson_Palmer_under_center.jpg: SteelCityHobbies derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Davis Ewell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons