Famous people · Oak Grove
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oak Grove
Closest of all is Sean Sherk, from St. Francis, 5 mi away. Giorgos Papandreou is the most widely known, written about in 67 languages. No entry yet names Oak Grove as a birthplace. The nearest list is next door in Andover: 4 names, starting with Mike Morin.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Giorgos Papandreou
Best known
Giorgos Papandreou
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oak Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oak Grove
Nobody born in Oak Grove is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Giorgos Papandreou
born 1952Greek politician, president of the Socialist International
Garrison Keillor
born 1942American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality
Gretchen Carlson
born 1966American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate
Dorothy Stahl Brady
1903–1977American mathematician and economist
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The longest list nearby is Andover’s, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Grove 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 (15)
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Axel: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace McCallum: Mypurplelightsaber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Bochenski: [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sheehy: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hendricks: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Sherk: Singhbprawet at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Otto: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerri Hoskins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Brodzinski: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Bischoff: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Berggren: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Prosser: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Morin: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons