Famous people · Oakwood Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oakwood Township
Next door, Hyde Park Township lists one, Effie Woodward Fifield. The nearest, Jeremy Martin, was born in Millville, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Pat Gleason, with articles in 21 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Oakwood Township.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Mary Pat Gleason
Best known
Mary Pat Gleason
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakwood Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakwood Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles H. Miller
1918–1971American politician from Minnesota
Eugene P. Foley
1928–2015The town’s pick
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The most names next door are in Hyde Park Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakwood Township 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 (6)
- Mary Pat Gleason: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Heise: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hinman Waskey: Edward Sanford Harrison (editor-publisher); photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Foley: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Martin: Ryan Elwell from Vancouver, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Woodward Fifield: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons