
Born near Oaks: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Earl Thomas Coleman, was born in Gladstone, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Ed Asner, with articles in 80 languages. The list for Oaks is empty for now. The Missouri lists hold names for 390 towns.
What stands out about Oaks’ famous people
Famous people born near Oaks
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.














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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oaks 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 (14)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Foley: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stonestreet: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Troupe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Thomas Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons