Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Famous people · Oak Park Heights
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oak Park Heights
The nearest, Denis McDonough, was born in Stillwater, 2 mi away. Stillwater’s list, next door, has 29 names, Denis McDonough first among them. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Oak Park Heights. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Denis McDonough
Best known
Denis McDonough
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oak Park Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oak Park Heights
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olive Ann Alcorn
1900–1975American actor, model and dancer
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer
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Close by, the fullest list is Stillwater’s, at 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Park Heights 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)
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moose Goheen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Carter: Farkhod, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Alcorn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bjørn Selander: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Arnfelt: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Witzmann: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons